LOT DETAILS

Materials:

Pastel on paper

Measurements:

18.50 in. (46.99 cm.) (height) by 15.00 in. (38.10 cm.) (width)

Markings:

Inscribed in French on board verso; Galerie Charpentier, Paris label affixed to board verso; Alessandro Durini di Monza Gallery label affixed to frame verso

Condition:

The paper is laid on board; There are spots of foxing visible mainly in the background areas; There are two lines of horizontal creasing that affect the main image; The first begins at the outer left of the lip and continues to the right edge; The the second line of faint creasing begins at the left edge and continues through to the cheek at the left side, ending just below the start of the lip, this line is less prominent than the previously noted crease; There is are few smaller background creases: one at center left edge that starts at the outer margin and ends just before the curls of the hair, another in the upper left corner and a third in the upper right corner; This work is framed behind glass