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Jul 28, 2015 - Jul 29, 2015
After Bartolome Esteban Murillo's ''The Pastry Eaters'', signed and dated indistinctly on the cross bar: Joseph **** 1907, oil on canvas, 48'' H x 40'' W, est: $800/1200 Note: The present work is a copy of Bartolome Esteban Murillo's painting that dates from 1670-82 and is in the collection of Alte Pinakothek, Munich. Provenance: Paideia Gallery, Los Angeles, CA; The Estate of Dr. Paul E. Keith III, Las Vegas, NV, acquired from the above, September 1979
Visual: Craquelure throughout. Drips of surface grime lower center. The canvas is slightly rippled along the upper edge. Horizontal and vertical stretcher bar creases in the center of the painting. Blacklight: Apparently no restoration under blacklight. Difficult to read under varnish.
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