NICOLAS TARKHOFF (1871-1930) Deux mères poules

signed 'Tarkhoff'(lower left); signed, titled and located 'Deux mères poules/ N. Tarkhoff/Orsay' (verso) gouache, charcoal on paper laid on cardboard 58 x 76 cm Condition: restored tears and scratches Provanance: sale TAJAN Paris, Impressionist & Modern Art, 14/04/2020, lot 39 (M. Guy Abot, Director of the Nicolas Tarkhoff Committee, has confirmed the authenticity of this work); Private collection