Acquired by the present owner in Vienna in the 1960s

The canvas has been re-lined. There are scattered areas of retouching visible under ultraviolet light, partially obscured by a varnish, notably to the extreme upper edge and the lower left quadrant. Apart from some light yellowing of the varnish, light frame rubbing along the upper extreme left edge and a fleck of paint and canvas loss to the centre of the extreme left edge, this work is in good condition, with rich tones and fine detail, and ready to hang. Held in a simple, bronze-painted moulded plaster and wood frame with a name plate.
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