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Oil on Wood
14 3/4 x 11 1/8 inches
21 1/4 x 17 1/2 inches in Ornate Original Frame
Artist Unknown
3 line inscription lower right under research
Loss and indentions with light and unstable flaking and loss to gesso frame
En verso – Noonan-Kocian Gallery label with french inscription, “Esquisse sans valeur…a retourner” translated as “sketch worthless…a return?”
An outstanding turn of the 20th century impressionist oil painting sketch on wood by a French artist. Noonan-Kocian Gallery of St. Louis, MO, sold high end paintings including Claude Monet.