ALEXANDRE JEAN PIERRE ANTIGNA (French, 1817-1878). REST FOR THE WEARY, signed lower left. Oil on canvas - 21 in. x 29 1/2 in. Estimate $6,000-8,000
PROVENANCE: Private Collection Sotheby's NY Sale 6304 May 28, 1992 Lot 161.
not lined, some fine craquelure . Canvas is slightly rippled, heavy varnish. Small amount of paint loss in upper right corner. UV: 1 inch area of inpainting in child's dress at right, small amount of inpainting lower right corner. Possible old restoration difficult to detect because of heavy varnish.
