LOT DETAILS
Materials:
Oil on canvas laid on board
Size Notes:
framed dimensions 24 x 20 in
Markings:
Signed lower right: Feitelson; Signed, dated, and titled twice on backing board: "Peasant And Child " / Lorser Feitelson / 1925
Condition:
Surface grime and edge wear; a few areas of faint craquelure; under UV light, there appears to be a dot of inpaint in female figure's head covering and another in child's cover; fluorescing in shadows of folds of female figure's dress and around child's legs; possible earlier restoration to heads of figure's, however, a discolored varnish layer makes this difficult to discern.
Exhibited:
Salons of America, "Autumn Exhibition," n.d.
Provenance:
Private collection, New York; Private collection, Mesquite, Texas.