LOT DETAILS

Materials:

Oil on canvas

Measurements:

30.00 in. (76.20 cm.) (height) by 25.00 in. (63.50 cm.) (width)

Markings:

Bears signature J. P. Lays and date 1885. (ll)

Condition:

Frame rubbing. Dent in the upper right, pushing from the back. Dent in the upper left quadrant, pushing from the front. 1 inch diameter hole with corresponding loss in the lower right quadrant. Large areas of loss and active paint flaking in the lower left, along the left register and on the center left. Horizontal puncture 1/4 inch in the upper right. Another small dent in the upper left. Some scattered touches of inpaint, dense varnish unable to detect further restoration under UV light. Scattered losses elsewhere.