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Description: signed and dated 1888 lower right

oil on panel

Condition Note: Picture surface appears to be in very good condition.

We are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described in our catalogue. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSION CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.

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Dimensions: 12 1/2 by 10 1/2 in.

31.8 by 26.8 cm.

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Provenance: Private Collection, France; Wildenstein & Co., New York; Private Collection, Michigan, acquired from the above in the late 1960s; by descent to the present owner, son of the previous

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Exhibited: London, Wildenstein, Seurat and His Contemporaries, Jan. 20 - Feb. 27, 1937, no. 17; New York, Wildenstein & Co., Seurat and his Friends, Nov. 18 - Dec. 26, 1953, cat. no. 101 (illustrated in catalogue, p. 38, incorrectly captioned as no. 100); New York, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Neo-Impressionism, Feb. - April 1968, cat. no. 30, (illustrated in catalogue, p. 60)

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Published: Jean Sutter, Ed., The Neo Impressionists, Greenwich, CT., 1970, illustrated in color, p. 167 (titled Undergrowth); L. Hautecour, Georges Seurat, Milan, 1972, p.78;