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Balkley [?], C.F
Fine gouache painting of a man and woman in a French domestic interior,with two dogs, signed lower left
n.p, 19th century A beautiful, meticulously painted gouache of a prosperous 17th century couple: the man sits on a couch, holding a diamond scribe with which he has etched a legend on the window reading “Sans Femme qui est heureux?” [“Without a wife, who is happy?”], which his wife stoops to read, smiling with approval. A gem-like rendering, of high professional quality Image 7-3/4 x 5-3/4 inches, matted and framed to 14-1/2 x 12-1/2 inches overall. . Fine condition
- USD 1,000.00 > other currencies
- ordernr.: 30468
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