Interiors, Featuring the Estate of Nelson R. DeMille

Thorpe frame: 16 x 20 1/4 inches; unknown artist frame: 18 x 16 inches.
The colors and varnish for both works are clear and bright, and both works present well.
Thorpe's Portrait of a Terrier: a few small undulations to the artist's board that appear to have been professionally treated. Under UV light: inpainting visible at the terrier's neck, a horizontal line at the center right, a small area at the left edge, and a small area at the upper right.
The work by the unknown artist was professionally conserved at some point in the past (by James Swope). Craquelure appears to have been treated (now stable), and under UV light there are scattered, small areas of inpainting visible throughout the work.

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