28th Nov, 2025 11:00

Fine Pictures, Prints & Sculptures

 
Lot 39
 

Henri Guillaume Schlesinger (French 1814-1893)

When the Cat's Away...

signed 'H G Schlesinger' (lower left)
oil on canvas
88 x 117.5 cm, framed 106 x 133 cm

Sold for £2,200


Condition Report

The canvas has been lined. There are some scattered areas of craquelure. The paint surface is thin in places. There is surface dirt visible. There is a T-shaped scratch, approximately 7 x 7 cm, centre of left edge. Abrasion is visible to the framing edges. There is a split to the canvas at the lower left edge, approximately 4cm, and an area of loss to the edge above this. UV light reveals retouching throughout.

 

Henri Guillaume Schlesinger (French 1814-1893)

When the Cat's Away...

signed 'H G Schlesinger' (lower left)
oil on canvas
88 x 117.5 cm, framed 106 x 133 cm

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