The Gilt Frame

Created and Curated by Ken Holm

New York, 1927. You are the new picture restorer at Gilchrist & Lisle, top floor, under the skylights. Lot 47, a Frans Hals, comes up for a light clean. Your first cotton swab lifts the varnish, and the paint comes with it.

1920s historical mysteryNew

~115–117 pages · 12 chapters · 3 endings · 50M paths

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