JAN STOBBAERTS (1838-1914) The dog shearer, ca. 1875 Oil on canvas Signed lower left (Slight lifting and small gaps in the paint layer) Oil on canvas, signed lower left 48 x 73,5 cm - 18 7/8 x 29 in. Provenance Private collection, France Related work Jan Stobbaerts, (1838-1914), The Dog Shearer, circa 1875, oil on canvas, signed lower left, 98 x 125 cm, exhibited at the 1875 Brussels Salon, in. Sale, Impressionist & Modern Art, Aguttes, Neuilly-sur-Seine, March 13, 2024, lot 43

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