Josephine Houssay, French (1840-1901), nude, young woman bathing at a fountain, oil painting on canvas in period giltwood frame, canvas relined and tack edge trimmed with later appropriate stretcher. exhibition: Paris, Salon, 1888, under the title Emoi, No. 1308 of Catalog. Literature: L'Art Français, 1888, pg. 16; illustration of an Article of Firmin Javel.
MEASUREMENTS;
Frame 62.5" H 34.75" W x 3" D
Image 56.25" H 28.25" W
