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."