Recent Content by Alec Sutton

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    Yet another indecipherable sig - on Older Pastoral Oil

    Actually there is such a word, but rarely used and then not quite as you intended. Normally the mot juste is "bucolics." However your bucolica is...
    Post by: Alec Sutton, May 11, 2015 in forum: Art
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    Yet another indecipherable sig - on Older Pastoral Oil

    I don't get how your boss can be a fine arts appraiser and not have a good idea of what this is. Mid-20th C. riff on a French Barbizon harvest...
    Post by: Alec Sutton, May 8, 2015 in forum: Art
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    Another Siggy To Read

    "crap like Jackson Pollock..." Oh, dear God...
    Post by: Alec Sutton, Mar 30, 2015 in forum: Art
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    Another Siggy To Read

    In all seriousness, I would sometimes love to be like Kardinalisimo, seeing art with minimal baggage,instead of being saddled with preconceptions....
    Post by: Alec Sutton, Mar 30, 2015 in forum: Art
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    Another Siggy To Read

    Bev aka thelmasstuff, you wrote: I happen to be a working artist who actually went to art school, so I probably have a bit more savvy than some....
    Post by: Alec Sutton, Mar 30, 2015 in forum: Art
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    Another Siggy To Read

    There are awful pieces and masterpieces and the two ends of the spectrum are very far apart. Going to museums and looking at art books will give...
    Post by: Alec Sutton, Mar 30, 2015 in forum: Art
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    Another Siggy To Read

    I must defend kardinalisimo. There's a certain charm to his posts. His utter obliviousness to commonly recognized standards of quality is...
    Post by: Alec Sutton, Mar 30, 2015 in forum: Art
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    Thoughts on this small Impressionist-style painting?

    How so? Not a terribly attractive daub, but it does have some method. Beyond that, who can say?
    Post by: Alec Sutton, Mar 30, 2015 in forum: Art
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    Top Of A Building Watercolor

    I'd say advanced...only a few months left to live.
    Post by: Alec Sutton, Mar 25, 2015 in forum: Art
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    Old 1800's Watercolor

    Who knows why this came about, but the evidence here is clear.
    Post by: Alec Sutton, Mar 14, 2015 in forum: Art
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    Opinions on After Rembrandt Etching

    By the way: nice one!
    Post by: Alec Sutton, Mar 13, 2015 in forum: Art
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    Opinions on After Rembrandt Etching

    Proof before letters conventionally means any example before any lettering of any kind. On the face of it I think it's probable you have a...
    Post by: Alec Sutton, Mar 13, 2015 in forum: Art
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    Old 1800's Watercolor

    I must agree with brad. The watercolor does not appear to be 19th c., closer to mid 20th.
    Post by: Alec Sutton, Mar 13, 2015 in forum: Art
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    Paul Renouard Sketch: Isn't this sad that I won this auction for $20?

    Very nice drawing...although, if I'm reading the photos corectly, lightstruck and stained. If it were mine I'd find out what a paper conservator...
    Post by: Alec Sutton, Mar 7, 2015 in forum: Art
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    Paul Renouard Sketch: Isn't this sad that I won this auction for $20?

    Should add that I'm assuming the PT is an original not a very fine facsimile. Could only tell for sure from better photos.
    Post by: Alec Sutton, Mar 7, 2015 in forum: Art