photosensitive
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posted on January 3, 2006 10:45:22 AM
This oil on canvas is one of my sister's thrift store finds. We assume it is of the Christ Child. It is unsigned and I know there is no chance of identifying the artist but we are trying to get a ball park figure on the age. The back of the frame seems to have some age and the canvas appears to be original with it. The painting of the face looks 1920s era to me. Does this seem reasonable to anyone else?
Thanks for any suggestions.
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“The illiterate of the future will be the person ignorant of the use of the camera as well as of the pen.”
Maholy-Nagy, Vision in Motion, 1947
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valdesign
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posted on January 3, 2006 10:56:44 AM
Super nice 1890-1910 oil in original frame. What size and I will give you an idea of the worth.
Ann
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photosensitive
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posted on January 3, 2006 11:22:09 AM
Ann,
Thanks. I can't find the notes on the size and it is with my sister. I'll get the size from her and get back to you.
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“The illiterate of the future will be the person ignorant of the use of the camera as well as of the pen.”
Maholy-Nagy, Vision in Motion, 1947
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roadsmith
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posted on January 3, 2006 11:24:01 AM
I agree with Valdesign here. The dates are what I would have given. Very nice piece!
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glassgrl
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posted on January 3, 2006 11:24:55 AM
ummmmm - valdesign. you might want to rethink that sig line. at least put antiqueappraisals AT comcast.net.
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carolinetyler
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posted on January 3, 2006 03:19:31 PM
Gorgeous painting! I agree - c.1900 - what a great find!!!
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 Caroline
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parklane64
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posted on January 3, 2006 03:59:43 PM
Buy it a drink and tell it how cute it is.
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photosensitive
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posted on January 3, 2006 08:13:11 PM
Ann, I just heard from my sister. The canvas is 10 X 14 inches. I did not get the size of the frame. Do you need to know that as well? Seems that is apparent from the relationship of frame to canvas in the picture.
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“The illiterate of the future will be the person ignorant of the use of the camera as well as of the pen.”
Maholy-Nagy, Vision in Motion, 1947
[ edited by photosensitive on Jan 4, 2006 05:27 AM ]
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hwahwa
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posted on January 4, 2006 05:55:52 AM
take it to a musuem nearby/
/ lets all stop whining !! /
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valdesign
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posted on January 4, 2006 07:55:13 AM
Value with size and unsigned 275-325. Too bad its not signed, this would help determine the origin...and increase the value. Good luck with this, I believe this will do well on Ebay. Write up as:
Original, unsigned, late Victorian 1890-1910 oil on canvas, in original period frame.
Have a good one!
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photosensitive
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posted on January 4, 2006 10:11:46 AM
Valdesign, thanks for the information. Might it be worthwhile to take the canvas out of the frame to see if there is any signature under the edge?
Actually I had a dream last night that we took it out and there was a green paper label on the edge with information. Now if we take it out and there is one I will be really spooked! :-0
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“The illiterate of the future will be the person ignorant of the use of the camera as well as of the pen.”
Maholy-Nagy, Vision in Motion, 1947
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LtRay
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posted on January 4, 2006 10:35:16 AM
Photo, you may even find some thig interesting tucked into the back.
This old oils were favorite hiding places for family treasures. I would have had that back off before I got hom with it, lol.
BTW, I love it! I would have to keep that one for awhile.
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cblev65252
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posted on January 4, 2006 10:39:59 AM
LtRay is right! Who knows what you'll find behind that frame. I think I would have had it off right away as well.
We have loose and cut out floor boards in our bedroom (house is over 100 years old) that were clearly cut out and put back after the house was built. There are no pipes or anything there so we've no clue why it was done. You don't know how badly I want to remove those boards to see if there is anything underneath!
Cheryl
"Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter." - Martin Luther King, Jr.
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