American School, "Portrait of a Young Woman," early 20th c., oil on canvas, unsigned, presented in a wood frame, H.- 17 3/4 in., W.- 14 1/2 in., Framed H.- 26 3/4 in., W.- 23 3/4 in.

There is vintage tape around perimeter of canvas protruding ¼ in. onto the surface all around the work. The canvas has not been relined but the canvas is pulling off of nails used to secure it to the stretcher. Previous cleaning may have thinned paint slightly. One speck of paint loss to proper left side center in background. One fleck of paint loss on proper left of nose appears to have been filled in. ¼ in. area of loss to proper left side of hair. Small area of loss to upper edge in center. There are areas of white residue along taped edge. Could benefit from a cleaning. The work has been examined out of its frame and black light inspection revealed no inpainting. Wear is consistent with age. __________________________________________________________________________ ALL PROPERTY IS SOLD "AS IS." NO STATEMENT REGARDING CONDITION OF ANY ITEM, WHETHER IT IS MADE ORALLY AT THE AUCTION OR ANY OTHER TIME, OR IN WRITING IN THE CATALOGUE OR ELSEWHERE, SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE A WARRANTY, REPRESENTATION, OR ASSUMPTION OF LIABILITY.