Provenance: Sold: Sotheby's / Parke-Bernet, Los Angeles, CA, Collection of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, May 3, 1982, lot 51 Fred Bruckmeier, San Gabriel, CA, acquired from the above, 1982 Estate of Fred Bruckmeier, Oregon
Literature: F. von Boetticher, "Malewerke des Neunzehnten Jahrhunderts," Leipzig, 1848, vol. 1, p. 64, no.1.
Condition: Visual: Generally good condition. Craquelure throughout.
Blacklight: Two vertical lines of touch-up spanning the entire height of the painting on the left and right edges due to the painting being re-stretched to its original size after previously being reduced. A 2.5" scattered line of touch-up lower right. A dime-sized spot of touch-up lower left. Difficult to read under uneven varnish.