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Narcisse Virgilio Diaz de la Pena Oil Painting - Narcisse Virgile Diaz de la Pena (French, 1807-1876). Oil on board painting depicting two figures beside a calm body of water, surrounded by lush foliage in a verdant landscape scene. Signed along the lower left. Provenance: Closson Art Gallery, Ohio; Distinguished Corporate Collection. Sight; height: 12 in x width: 16 3/4 in. Framed; height: 17 1/2 in x width: 21 3/4 in x depth: 1 1/2 in. Condition: The varnish is lightly toned. The are scattered, minute losses to the pigment throughout. There are two small areas of overpainting along the upper left edge which flouresce under UV light inspection. Wear along the perimeter of the work. Some wear to the frame, including slight separation to the joints and losses to the paper backing along the verso.