Federico Andreotti (Italian, 1847-1930), A Small Fortune

Oil on canvas, signed "F. Andreotti" at upper left, presented in a later gilt frame with velvet liner.

Stretcher size 10 3/4 x 8 5/8 in.; Frame dimensions 18 1/4 x 16 1/2 in.

From the Estate of the late Mr. and Mrs. Stevens and Ruth Nicholson of Fearrington Village, Pittsboro, North Carolina

Florence Art Gallery
Sotheby's Arcade, 19th Century & Old Master Paintings New York, June 11, 1987, Lot 513
Acquired from the above

Faint stretcher marks; minor stable craquelure; dent and minor paint flaking to figure's head; small paint flake to lower right corner; no evidence of retouch or restoration visible under UV light; some minor flaking to frame.

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