Lot 138: ATTRIBUTED TO JOHANN ERNST HEINSIUS WEIMAR 1740-1812 ORLÉANS | The Reverie

Oil on canvas

90 x 78 cm ; 35 1/2  by 30 3/4  in.

Oil on canvas

To the naked eye: The painting seems to be in a good overall condition. It has been relined and the canvas is stretched. Wears are visible, especially in the background. Restorations are visible in the background and in the young woman’s clothes. Under UV light: A consistent and slight varnish covers the painted surface. The restorations visible to the naked eye are also noticeable under UV.
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Lehmann Collection;
With Georges Petit, Paris, 8 June 1925, lot 209;
Anonymous sale, Paris, Galerie Charpentier, 27 April 1951, lot 23.