Thelma Geraldine Atherton acquired from the artist
Michael Ellsworth, Tuscon by descent from the above
Sale: Sotheby's, New York, Latin American Art, November 21, 2007, lot 139, illustrated in color

This work is linen mounted to a waxed canvas. The surface is heavily textured; however, it appears stable overall. Mild craquelure is visible throughout. A horizontal crease mark running across the length of the center of the canvas is visible under raking light. Under ultraviolet inspection, a four-inch area of in-painting is present to the left of the boy's upper neck in the center left quadrant. Areas of in-painting are also present in the upper right quadrant and along the top edge of the upper left quadrant. This work is in very good condition overall.
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