Pio Ricci (1850-1919), The salon (1879)

Pio Ricci (Italian, 1850-1919) The salon, 1879 Oil on canvas 18-3/4 x 13-1/4 inches (47.6 x 33.7 cm) Signed lower right: Pio Ricci 1879 PROVENANCE: Bolton & Fairhead, London; Mrs. Thomas S. Loffland, acquired from the above, 1974; Private collection, Owasso, Oklahoma, acquired from the above.

HID09710052018

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Condition Report: Wax lined canvas. Edges of original canvas partially visible at upper and lower edges. Finely patterned craquelure throughout, with a few scattered more pronounced cracks. A few faint scuffs, visible under raking light. A very few scattered pinpoint losses. Not examined out of frame. Under UV: very heavily applied varnish fluoresces green, somewhat obscuring the picture surface. A few scattered, finely applied dots of retouching to the background, apparent below the varnish layer. Framed Dimensions 33 X 27 X 2.5 Inches