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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;techbiker, post: 9487416, member: 60629&quot;]Maybe, it&#039;s hard to tell. Can you check any other parts of the stretchers? If this painting is pre-WWII, it should have nail holes along the edge of the 19th century canvas. There appear to be large pieces of canvas extending past the rear of the stretcher bars in other areas.</p><p><br /></p><p>If there are no nail holes and no lining, I&#039;d be 99% sure this painting is not authentic. It could be a reproduction stapled to antique stretchers. Note I&#039;m not an expert though.</p><p><br /></p><p>P.S. If it has been relined, overpainting should be visible under a UV light.</p><p><br /></p><p>P.P.S. If relined in the 1960&#039;s, that amount of paint loss in the intervening years would IMO be surprising. Looks like someone attacked it with a paint scraper![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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