This painting
was brought to my attention by Alejandro Lugo who writes:
"The painting
was purchased in Bordeaux approximately 30 years ago. It is my grandmother's
painting, and it was purchased by her husband. He passed away a few
years ago, and she just recently sold her home to move in with my
mother. She is now selling those items that she no longer wishes to
keep b/c of the memories of her late husband. Although, as an artist,
I would love to keep the painting for myself, it is not my choice
to make, and I am executing her wish to sell those items which she
would no longer wish to keep - this Goya is one of those pieces. She
also has several other paintings for sale - a Renoir, a Johan Davidsz
Heem (two), and a Eugenio Lucas (three of them actually). It is more
than likely that this (and the others) painting will go up for
auction at Christie's in the months to come, but she has yet
to excercise that choice, as my grandmother likes to personally select
those to whom she wishes to sell the painting(s).
You MAY publish
the photo on your website. However, I politely request that it remain
on your website only as long as it is in our possession. Once it has
been sold, as a courtesy to the buyer, please promptly remove the
painting from your website. It will be up the new owner's discretion
if he would like to keep it posted. Please
let me know if there is anything else I can do that would be of assistance,
and thank you for your help."