£150 - £250
French school (late 19th century),
Harvesting apples from espaliered trees,
Oil on canvas,
Inscribed to margin "Girardot le jeune, eleve de Lacatinat, introduit a Bagnolet, l'arboriculture en espaliers 1??0=1893" [Girardot the younger, pupil of Lacatinat, introduced to Bagnolet, arboriculture in espaliers], (similar inscription to lower edge of canvas folded onto stretcher),
Indistinctly signed to upper edge of canvas folded onto stretcher,
38cm x 78.5cm,
Framed
The picture has been re-lined at some point in the past. Examination under UV reveals the odd small area of re-touching, probably carried out at the same time. The picture is quite thinly painted and paint surface shows no craquelure. The frame is structurally sound showing wear commensurate with age.
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