Found framed abstract painting
Description
I found a framed abstract painting this afternoon around 2:15pm outside Cornerstone Cafe on West A Street in downtown Moses Lake. It's an 18x24 inch piece with teal and gold splashes on a white canvas, housed in a matte-black wood frame with a small nick along the lower edge. On the back there's a Sunset Gallery label and the signature 'L. Chen' in the bottom-right corner. The painting is in good condition aside from the nick near the frame, and it feels like it could be meaningful to someone who lost it. If this belonged to you or someone you know, please get in touch; I'd love to help reunite it with its owner.
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