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Catalogue notes, attributions revisited, and what the specialists found when they took the frame off.

31 Jul 2026 Condition is not a footnote

Two versions of the same picture, one lined and heavily restored, can differ in value by a multiple.

31 Jul 2026 How to read a provenance

A chain of ownership is an argument, and like any argument it can have gaps.

31 Jul 2026 What raking light actually shows you

Drop a lamp flat against a painting and the surface stops being an image and starts being an object.

31 Jul 2026 Hello world!

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