Framed landscape painting with ornate gold frame
Description
I found a framed landscape painting this afternoon around 3:15 pm behind the small coffee shop on East Silver Springs Boulevard, near the Appleton Museum area in Ocala. It's a 12x16 inch canvas, depicting a sunset over a calm lake with pine silhouettes. The frame is ornate gold, with a couple of chips along the bottom edge. There's a faint signature in the lower right that reads 'L. Rivera', and a small sticker on the back labeled 'Sunset Edition, #23'. It was sitting on a bench under light rain, and I figured someone might be missing it. If you're the owner, I’d love to help return it—happy to meet up near the square.
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