St. Louis Fall Auction

A small plaque affixed to frame reads "WL Sontag". No further records from Estate. This painting has been relined and appears to be stable. It shows very well in natural light. The surface has even craquelure throughout. When examined under ultra violet light, there are few light scattered broken lines of inpaint (filled in cracks) visible in the central portion of the sky. none is more significant than one inch in length. A couple small spots of inpaint are also visible near the frame edge in the upper right corner. And a small spot measuring approximately 1 cm square above the tree line on the lef side. Overall, very nice.

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