Arnaldo Casella Tamburini Sr. (Italian, 1843-1901/1908), Monk Reading

Oil on canvas, signed at the upper left, presented in a giltwood frame with gallery plaque affixed at lower center.

Stretcher size 12 1/2 x 10 1/4 in.; Frame dimensions 17 x 14 1/2 in.

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

Sotheby's Arcade, 19th Century & Old Master Paintings New York, June 11, 1987, Lot 533
Acquired from the above

Minor area of abrasions with associated retouch at lower right, soft cockling to the canvas.