Lot 1078: Hugo A. Possner (1859-1933 Los Angeles, CA): A

Hugo A. Possner (1859-1933 Los Angeles, CA): A musician stringing his cello, signed lower right: Hugo Possner, oil on canvas, 17'' x 14'', . Provenance: Edward Schleidt; Richard A. Schleidt, acquired from the above, 1970 (see inscription verso):The Old Maestro

oil on canvas

Visual: Areas of paint flaking and instability concentrated mainly on the figure and instrument and in the upper center quadrant. Canvas is loose on the stretchers and there is evidence of a right stretcher bar crease and frame abrasion. Heavy surface dirt and yellowed varnish. Blacklight: No evidence of restoration under blacklight.

Provenance: Edward Schleidt; Richard A. Schleidt, acquired from the above, 1970 (see inscription verso)