VHarris Writes

A long lost Laura Wheeler Waring watercolor that I authenticated two years ago is being restored for public exhibition.

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Is it your painting, Laura? “Dear Ms. Harris, My mother moved to a senior facility prior to passing away in 2016. In downsizing, some of her pictures were moved into a storage space, then to an empty room in my house following her passing. Now retired, I am finally going through the rest of my mother’s things. I believe this painting to be a Wheeler Waring. On the back of the frame was a taped “tag” that is so old that it fell off as I tried to view it. Any guidance you can

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