19th-Century Original Animal Genre Oil Painting on Canvas
Item Details
A late 19th-century original oil painting on canvas, signed in paint to the lower left by artist C. Benon. This domestic animal genre work depicts three young fox hound puppies sleepily holding themselves upright, closely congregating on a straw-laden barn floor upon which an emerald-green blanket is strewn. This work is housed in an antique Rococo-style frame, likely original to the painting, with gilded cast plaster C-scrolled ornamentation applied to a molded wood frame. The verso is equipped to hang.
Condition
- accretion and craquelure across painting surface. Abrasions and paint loss in several areas on painting surface, notably around corners. Painting has been repaired with patch to verso. Areas of loss to molding of frame.
Dimensions
-measured in frame
-visual image size: 13.5" W x 11.0" H
Item #
17CLT125-087