Lot 96: CARL HERPFER 1836-1897

PROPERTY OF A PRIVATE COLLECTOR, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS

THE VIOLINIST

measurements
23 3/4 by 16 in.

alternate measurements
60.3 by 40.6 cm.

signed Carl Herpfer Munchen, lower right

oil on canvas

Condition Note: This work has been recently cleaned and is in very good lined condition. Under UV: A few areas of the varnish fluoresce and there are a few tiny areas of inpainting.

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PROVENANCE

Archie Shore Galleries, Chicago
Acquired from the above in January 1955