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§ Sholto Johnstone Douglas (Scottish, 1871-1958) A Wartime dazzle ship, with a steamship in the foreground signed indistinctly and dated 1918 lower left oil on canvas 58 x 88cm (23 x 34in)

Oil on canvas which is unlined. The canvas is slightly slack and stretcher bar marks are starting to form. Along the lower edge of the canvas there is raised and flaking paint with losses. Large losses are present below the smaller boat at the right hand side. The rest of the paint layer appears to be in a stable condition. The painting is unvarnished. The are losses to the gilding of the frame.

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