Sold for $1,875

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Lot Description

Paul Ritter

(American/German, 1829-1907)

Landscape with Distant Mountains

oil on canvas

signed Paul Ritter (lower right)

30 x 50 inches.

Condition Report

Condition:
Canvas is wax-lined. Substantial deposits of surface dirt and dust. Varnish is discolored. Minor craquelures scattered throughout surface. Black scuff marks scattered throughout upper and center portions of sky. Small black stain in upper right corner. Small white residue stain in center, within foothills. Frame abrasions along all edges. Under UV light, small strokes of inpainting throughout sky; areas of inpainting in upper left and upper center; scattered strokes of inpainting in lower left corner.
Framed: 34 3/4 x 54 7/8 inches.

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