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An oil painting on a rigid panel or board, depicting a classical architectural ruin scene with prominent dark columns in the foreground and lighter-toned city buildings in the background, all beneath a pale, textural sky. The artistic style is characterized by thick, visible impasto and broad brushstrokes. The painting is signed ‘INFERNUDA’ in the lower center. The reverse of the panel bears multiple handwritten inscriptions, including ‘980/039,’ ‘ROME, ‘ ‘Stanley Sketch for 20×16 Oil, ‘ ‘Roma Oldseen, ‘ ‘MAR 1939,’ ‘THORNLEY, ‘ and ‘Sketch for 12×16-, ‘ indicating it is a preliminary sketch created in March 1939, depicting a Roman scene, by artist named Thornley. The painting is presented in a distressed, off-white wooden frame with chipped paint revealing gold-coloured accents underneath. 23x18cm
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