Acquired by the grandmother of the present owner circa 1960

Original canvas. Both the canvas and the stretcher have been extended at the top edge. The canvas is rippling. There is extensive craquelure throughout. This is slightly lifting in places with some minor associated paint loss, most notably in the upper right corner and in the foreground. There are frames abrasions with associated paint loss. Inspection under UV reveals a couple of spots of retouching to the aforementioned losses. Held in a modern painted wooden frame. Unexamined out of frame.
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