Franz Auguste Rezia (Italian, 1857-1906)
A village by a mountain torrent; and a companion painting (a pair)
the first signed 'F A Rezia' (lower left); the second signed and dated 'F A Rezia / 1903' (lower left)
both oil on canvas
each 30 x 20in (76.3 x 50.8cm)
Footnotes:
Provenance
Sale, Christie's, London (South Kensington), Old Masters & 19th Century Art, 29 October 2010, Lot 393.

A village by a mountain torrent: The canvases has been wax lined. The surface is dirty and the varnish has discolored yellow. There are minor surface abrasions, especially in the lower right corner. There are a few small, minute drops of house paint scattered throughout. Craquelure in areas. Under UV light, there are numerous touches of repaint throughout the sky, and also some in-painted craquelure in the center of the composition. There is a 1 x 1/2in areas of restoration along the lower left edge and some additional areas of scattered repaint in the foreground.

The companion painting: The canvases has been wax lined. The surface is dirty. There are minor surface abrasions. There is a drop of white house paint visible on the surface, as well as a few small, minute drops scattered throughout. Under UV light, there are minor scattered areas of repaint throughout the composition.