SCHOOL OF WILLIAM MERRITT CHASE
America, 19th Century
Bust portrait of a woman. Unsigned.
Oil on canvas, 21.5" x 17.5". Unframed.

Relined. Small and shallow surface scratch in bottom left corner, craquelure. Although the painting presents well under natural light, UV examination reveals some areas of paint restoration, mostly to the background, but also in the sitter's hair (to address previous craquelure) and to a scratch on her cheek.

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