William Ritschel
(1864-1949)
"A Stiff North Wester"
Oil on canvas
Signed lower left: W. Ritschel; signed again, titled, inscribed, and monogrammed verso: Monterey Coast; signed again in pencil on the stretcher
30" H x 40" W

Visual: Overall good condition. Dust accumulation and occasional specks of grime commensurate with age. Craquelure throughout, heavier areas primarily in the sky of the upper left and right quadrants. Minor abrasion along the extreme edges, the most apparent area measuring 0.75" with attendant pigment loss in the lower edge, left of center.

Blacklight: No evidence of restoration.

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