Brontosauruses in the lake, pterodactyls in the sky, little ones hiding in the trees. The forest has new residents.

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Dinos.. everywhere.

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After cleaning, the cracks became much more visible. Glued them down to stabilize the paint layer before adding anything new.

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Some of these cracks are beautiful on their own - 84 years of history in the paint surface.

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Triammonium citrate magic. That cotton swab tells the whole story - underneath decades of grime, the sky was actually blue.

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Found this one at the flea market. A forest landscape with a turquoise lake, signed A. Gräf. Beautiful carved wooden frame with gold inner edge.

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The back tells a story: 'Meinem lieben Paul zur Erinnerung' - 'To my dear Paul, in remembrance.' Dated January 21, 1940, signed Gräf Andre. A gift between friends, 84 years ago.

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