Bears a partial handwritten label that locates the scene, Pavillon de Manse in Chantilly, France.

Provenance:

Newhouse Galleries, New York

Exhibited:

Kansas City, Nelson-Atkins Art Museum, c. 1973 (loaned)

Framed: 13 x 16 x 2 in.
Minor deposits of surface dirt and dust; panel has a moderate convex curve; vertical hairline craquelures throughout, most prominent extending from the upper edge; possible inpainting in the upper right corner, only visible under raking light; one small indentation to the lower center board edge, accompanied by inpainting. Under UV light: the purple in the clouds fluoresce, but it is unclear if this is inpainting; one small spot of inpainting along the upper left edge, within the trees; two very small spots of inpainting in the center right, within the wall above the group of laundresses; the inpainting in the indentation does not fluoresce. Additional images available upon request.

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