FRANCOIS-ALFRED DELOBBE (FRENCH 1835-1920)
Girl Feeding Baby Chicks, 1879
oil on panel
65 x 54 cm (25 5/8 x 21 1/4 in.) 
framed dimensions: 88 x 76 cm (34 5/8 x 29 7/8 in.)
signed and dated lower left

PROVENANCE
Christie's, New York, October 30, 2002
Acquired at the above by the present owner

CONDITION
Observed in frame, the work is in overall very good condition. Fine, stable and age-appropriate craquelure apparent throughout. Some minor scuffing to the upper edge of the panel. Inspection under UV light reveals retouching to around 10-15% of the overall surface, mainly concentrated around the head and shoulders.

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