WOW !!!!!!  REALLY NICE !!!!!!  VERY , VERY WELL DONE !!!!!! BY VERY WELL KNOWN AND NOTED AND LISTED ARTIST SHEILA DEUTSCH  !!!!! A BEAUTIFUL OLD PORTRAIT OF A YOUNG NAVAL DUDE OFFICER READY TO GO OUT AND PROTECT OUR COUNTRY !!!!! HE LOOKS A LITTLE APPREHENSIVE !!!! A GREAT GIFT IDEA !!!!!!! A BEAUTIFUL OLD SCULPTED WOODEN FRAME IN GREAT SHAPE !!!!! READY FOR HANGING !!!!!  THIS GUY WOULD LOOK GREAT HUNG ANYWHERE AND HE'D BE THE TALK OF THE TOWN.....OR AT LEAST THE ROOM !!!!!!!  THE BOLD BRUSH STROKES, THE GREAT MUTED SOFT COLORS ,THE GREAT USE OF SHADDOWING ,THE EXPRESSION IN HIS FACE , THE WONDERFUL FRAME .....ALL WORK TO MAKE THIS PAINTING A TRUE LITTLE TREASURE !!!!!! THERE IS SOME SLIGHT CRACKLING TO THE FINISH.....NO BIGGIE .....NOTHING IS LOOSE ......IT JUST ADDS TO THE OLD VINTAGE LOOK AND FEEL OF THIS EXCELLENT PAINTING .....THIS PAINTING HAS HUGE CHARACTER !!!!! THERE IS NO BLACK DOT OR SPOT .....THERE WAS A GLITCH IN MY CAMERA .....