LOUIS CLAUDE MALBRANCHE (French 1790-1838) Skating Scene Oil on canvas 22 5/8 x 35 7/8 inches / 57.46 x 91.12 cm; Frame: 30 1/8 x 43 1/4 inches Signed lower right: Malbranche Purchased from Maxwell Galleries San Francisco in the 1950's label verso upper left stretcher bar Condition: In overall good condition. When examined under the black light there is in painting on the roof of the large building on the left edge. The canvas has been relined and re-varnished. Craqulure throughout the canvas but especially in the bottom portion of the scene. Minor surface soiling would benefit from a cleaning and a re-varnish.