GIOVANNI BOLDINI | Washerwoman and a young brunette by the Seine, Paris

The Artist's studio ;
Purchasde at the 1936 exhibition by Jacques Visseaux, Lyon, grandfather of the current owner ;
Thence by descent

Jean Boldini, Galerie Charpentier, May 1931, Paris, n°73 ;
Atelier Jean Boldini, Galerie Charpentier, Paris, June 1936, n°70

Emilia Cardona, Lo Studio di Giovanni Boldini, Milan, 1937, pl. X ;
Ettore Camesasca, L'opera completa di Boldini, Milan, 1970, p. 94, n°34, illustrated ;
Bianca Doria, Giovanni Boldini : Catalogo generale dagli archivi Boldini, Milan, 2000, n°112, illustrated;
Tiziano Panconi, Giovanni Boldini : l'opera completa, Florence, 2002, p. 192, illustrated ;
Piero and Francesca Dini, Boldini : catalogo ragionato, Volume III, Tome I, Turin, 2002, p. 128, n° 213, illustrated in full page, p. 127

- original canvas - a few scratches which probably appeared during the execution of the painting ; a drip of matter lower left, probably appeared during the execution as well - painting is slightly dirty and would benefit from a light cleaning - label glued lower right on the canvas - small scratch lower right - under UV light, no repaint or retouch visible. - the frame conceals 3cm of the composition on the lower part, where there is a small label "Fotogr" ; the frame conceals approx. 2 cm on the right as well. Perfect condition.
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Painted circa 1878, Washerwoman and a young brunette by the Seine, Paris brings together two of the painter's most appreciated subjects at that time : washerwomen and mondain portrait.
It is the first time it appears on the market since the 1936 exhibition.