PAULINE PALMER (AMERICAN, 1865-1938) GRANDMOTHER. Oil on canvas. Signed and dated lower right, "Paris, 1910" with a 'David Barnett Gallery' label en verso Canvas: 23'' x 20'' Frame: 29'' x 24.75''

This piece has light overall grime build up. there is faint stretcher bar line. The stretcher line on the top may have some faint heating or repair in the yellow tone, there is a faint craquelure and some slight dark pigment discoloration. This does not appear original to the painting. Under black light there is possibly some added varnish to the lower left quadrant masking possible restoration. To the naked eye there are two visible areas of overpainting, one 1"section to the lower left corner, and another .5" diameter section about 2" into the pairing from the lower left corner. The smaller spot of over painting has a corresponding wax patch on the back, the back of the larger in the corner is covered by the stretcher bar. There are some more light 2" lines to the left of the figures shoulder that maybe indentions with light pigment loss. These look intentional to the painting until closer inspection. The signature look like it was written in a light crayon or pencil and retraced later, probably by the artist. There is some light pigment loss around the edge from the frame rubbing the painting.