19TH C IMPRESSIONIST INTERIOR SCENE WITH ELDERLY WOMAN HOLDING CHAMBERSTICK AND READING A LETTER: 20'' x 14'', no visible signature, later carved and gilded frame, 25'' x 18 1/2''. Picture shows her caged pet bird sitting atop a mantle along with a porcelain and wooden mantle clock of the period. Perhaps a sketch by one of the masters of this period.
CONDITION: Relined, with scattered spots of inpaint.