Purchased by the present owner circa 1980

Probably Paris, Salon, 1882, no. 1970 (as La Source)

Original canvas. There are scattered spots of retouching (corresponding to 6 small repairs, patched on the reverse), notably a small line along the figure's left hip, a spot to and a spot near her right hip and to her hair and a few flecks near her left cheek. Apart from stretcher marks along the centre (horizontal) and edges, scattered craquelure, notably to the figure's right arm and hand, some light frame abrasion running along the extreme left and right edges and some minor spots of distended canvas along the upper and lower edges, this work is in good condition, with a delicate palette and tones. Held in a simple, narrow, gold-painted moulded plaster and wood frame.
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