Featured My Most AMAZING Double Art Discovery!!!

Discussion in 'Art' started by vitry-le-francois, Aug 7, 2022.

  1. vitry-le-francois

    vitry-le-francois Well-Known Member

    I was at a local auction a few days ago and I came across this print (so I thought) during preview. When the item came up for bidding, I was the only taker at $5.00. The auction venue is not known for selling art (typical middle-of-nowhere country auction).

    It was late by the time I got home so I left all the items I purchased inside the car. The next morning while unloading, I managed to break the glass. UGH!

    While I was cleaning up, I noticed some texture to the print. Upon closer inspection, I discovered that it is NOT a print but an actual painting on board! WOO HOO!

    Since the glass was broke, I needed to take it out of the frame to prevent further damage to my newly found discovery.

    After I took off the back boards, there were several sheets of tissue paper between the boards and the painting. Underneath the tissue was this amazing engraving of President Garfield & Family that's dated 1882!!

    The engraving was done in Chicago and the painting board has a shop tag also from Chicago. Possibly the painting was also done in 1882? There is no signature that I can find.

    Anyway, I don't know if any of this is worth $$$ but it certainly was a fun discovery :)))

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  2. moreotherstuff

    moreotherstuff Izorizent

  3. moreotherstuff

    moreotherstuff Izorizent

    Found this print online:
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    Definitely not the same, but doesn't it look like the same group of portraits rearranged?
     
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  4. wlwhittier

    wlwhittier Well-Known Member

    Absolutely!
    Washington & Lincoln on the wall...multi-generational family group portrait, perhaps from a photograph?
     
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  5. Debora

    Debora Well-Known Member

    Isn't that fun? A genre scene. Monk with cavalier in wine cellar. Since more of a European subject, may be a copy. A. H. Abbott was at that address in Chicago in the 1880s. Could certainly date to then.

    Debora
     
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  6. Bronwen

    Bronwen Well-Known Member

    As I recall, a search for 'drunk monk painting' turns up what appears to be its own little genre.
     
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  7. Debora

    Debora Well-Known Member

    Rhymes too.

    Debora
     
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  8. Aquitaine

    Aquitaine Is What It IS! But NEVER BORED!

    I've seen that newspaper clipping you found inside, somewhere before too!!! Maybe even here.....just not sure....I had previously posted, quite a while back about a Garfield funeral folding chair that my Mom somehow acquired, with a black ribbon tied on one of the chair posts..........just an FYI!
     
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  9. Bakersgma

    Bakersgma Well-Known Member

    Garfield does not have his hand inside his coat in the print, but the others do look the same.
     
  10. moreotherstuff

    moreotherstuff Izorizent

    The print vitry-le-francois is showing and the other, different, print are dated 1882. Clearly 2 variants on the theme. Vitry's is more informal then the other, but it's the heads that seem the same to me: the remainder of the compositions differ. The smallest child (on the left) in vitry's example is missing in the print I posted. In both, I think the heads rest uneasily - not a perfect fit.
     
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  11. vitry-le-francois

    vitry-le-francois Well-Known Member

    I forgot to add...Each measures 24 by 20 inches :)
     
  12. Figtree3

    Figtree3 What would you do if you weren't afraid?

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