Lot 65: ENRICO REYCEND | House in the countryside

Oil on cardboard

24 x 33 cm ; 9  7/16 by 12  15/16 in.

Oil on cardboard

The canvas board is flat and even and the edges are laid down onto a mount on the reverse. UV light reveals some minor strokes of retouching along the left and right framing edges in the upper part and a spot in the sky. Otherwise this work is in good original condition and ready to hang. The colours are less yellow overall in reality than the illustration.
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Sacerdoti Edmondo Gallery, Milan

Purchased by the grandfather of the present owners, probably from the above.