Beppe Ciardi (1875 - 1932) Girls in the Boat (The Repair of the Nets), 1911 Oil on canvas 70.9 x 58.8 cm Signature: 'Beppe Ciardi' on front lower right Date: '1911'. Other inscriptions: signature for authentication on verso of canvas 'Siro Durini' (in pen or pencil) Distinctive elements: inventory number in crayon on the back of the frame "362-02"; Galleria Carini stamp signed "Siro Carini"; on the canvas signature "Siro Carini"; not easily recognisable stamp "GALLERIA D'ARTE Edizioni..." Provenance: Carini Gallery, Milan Bibliography: "Catalogo Mostra d'Arte", exhibition catalogue, Milan, 1931, no. 8; Antonio Parronchi, "Beppe Ciardi. Catalogo ragionato dei dipinti", Turin, 2019, colour plate no. 24, p. 112, no. 90 Exhibition: 'Mostra d'Arte', Montecatini, Locanda Maggiore, June-October 1931 Conservation status. Support: 90% Conservation status. Surface: 80% (paint loss and repainting)