Late 19th/Early 20th Century American School
Horses and Taos pueblo
Oil on canvas
Indistinctly signed and dated [possibly 1902] in the lower right corner
12.5" H x 16" W

Other Notes: There are two hesitant notations on the verso of the stretcher, one written in pencil and the other in ink, apparently by the hand, both of which read, "Paul Strayer?." The artist Paul Strayer lived from 1885-1981.

Visual: Dust accumulation, grime, and varnish discoloration commensurate with age. Scattered craquelure, some of which is unstable with attendant occasional pinhead-sized (or smaller) paint losses. Two open tears in the canvas near the upper left corner, one of which is approximately 0.5" curved, and the other is 0.25" L-shaped. Two additional 0.5" horizontal tears in the canvas, both with related patches verso, one in the upper right quadrant, and the other in the lower left quadrant. Stretcher bar creases and occasional frame abrasions along the outermost edges. The wooden stretcher is lacking its keys, and as a result, the canvas is loose and has come untacked in places along the upper wrapped edge.

Blacklight: Scattered touch-ups, the largest approximately quarter-sized in the lower left quadrant.

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