PAUL JOSEPH LEYENDECKER (French, b. 1842). THE BARBER'S VISIT, signed and dated Paris MDCCCLXXV lower right. Oil on canvas - 21 1/2 in. x 25 3/4 in. Estimate $15,000-20,000
PROVENANCE: Private Collection Sotheby's NY Feb. 16, 1994, Lot 147
relined; rubbing from edge of frame at top center right; scattered areas of fine craquelure. UV: scattered areas of finely done inpainting throughout - in ceiling, fireplace, figures, foreground. Area of uneven varnish near edge of cape in lower right corner.
