painting of Santo Nino de Atocha

hi i got this old painting from guy that does estate auctions and I know its 1800s or earlier but trying to find value or appraisal.

 

It's impossible to evaluate your painting from your photographs. It would be helpful if you posted well lit photographs of the front and back including frame. Are those staples I see on frame? And a sticker of some sort? Close-up photographs of both would be helpful.

Debora

 

Oh, and would you share with us why you know its 1800 or earlier? I ask because these Spanish Colonial subjects are widely reproduced.

Debora

 

it definitely was reframed or a framed put on but canvas spread wood is definitely old, looks like someone added staples to hold it together. the canvas itself is especially old.

 

For instance, very similar to this one except flopped.

Debora

 

You know "very old" Spanish Colonial paintings are sold new in markets across Latin America? Better quality photographs would help.

Debora

 

I've seen those but those aren't on old canvas

 

agree with @Debora Photos are not clear enough.

 

If one's short on wall space, one can just buy the clock.

Debora

 

I would wonder if that canvas was genuinely old or artificially aged. The wear pattern is unusual.

Debora

 

tried to add more photos, held up to light you can see fine spaces between woven canvas

 

The wood "stretcher" does not look old it looks stained

 

well I dont know, I'm gonna try to get someone to look at it to see, I dont know much. if i take it out of frame canvas is not gonna unravel or something right? want to look for signature of some sort

 

Just take some good pictures and post them here

 

I was trying keeps saying images are to big. I'll try again

 

got it

 

so I took it out of frame and theirs square looking nails all the way around, and looks like it says something around corner at bottom of canvas but cannot read it

 

Asking again... What does the sticker on back say? Would you post a (good quality) close-up photograph?

Debora

 

sticker on frame just says west Corp custom picture framing, Portland oregon

 

how close would you like? lol