JEAN-BAPTISTE ROBIE (Belgian, 1821-1910). NATURE MORTE AUX FLEURS, signed and dated '70 lower right. Oil on panel - Framed, 30 in. x 36 in. Estimate $25,000-35,000
PROVENANCE: Private Collection, New York This work was part of the collection included in the contents of a Irish castle when it was purchased by the current owner.
Good original condition, uneven varnish. Some scattered surface debris. Some areas of fine craquelure, some with minor pigment separation. Some rubbing from frame along top edge. 1 in. fine crack at right center edge. UV: Possible scattered inpainting in end of log at right, and possible other minor amounts of inpainting in foreground.
