Found
Framed acrylic landscape with signature
North Platte
Found
listing
Posted
3 months
ago
Description
I found a framed acrylic landscape painting this afternoon around 2:15pm in the parking lot behind the North Platte Train Depot on Front Street. It's an 18x24 inch piece in a dark oak frame with a thin gold inner rim and a small scratch along the bottom edge. There’s a handwritten note on the back with the title 'Prairie Sunset' and a cursive signature that looks like 'M. Ortiz'. I’ll hold onto it here in case it belongs to someone, and we can arrange a pickup in North Platte when the owner is reached.
Approximate found location
North Platte
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