Looks like a wonderful pastel! I bought an Andrew Gunderson and had it shipped in the frame. Unfortunately, mine wasn't originally framed with...
I doubt it's a Jan Brueghel since the detail isn't there. Also probably not nearly as old. The nail heads are round and fairly consistent so...
Perhaps she would have for a family member like one of her children?
Time: About 8 hours spent cleaning this painting, 1 hour on prep/varnish, and 6-8 hours on research and material purchases (thanks to the...
Thank you. Your great work was actually a big inspiration for me. I tried the saliva method here but this painting was unvarnished and the grime...
Thank you! Yup, I purchased a startup kit from Gainsborough Products. Just went with startup-kit #4 but used the following for this painting:...
A couple months ago I won an unsigned 1870s 9"x15-1/2" oil seascape on millboard in original gilded frame on Ebay for about $70. The seller...
A couple months ago I purchased a neat oil painting in a UK auction of what appears to be a snowy arctic water scene. About 21"x14" including the...
Don't worry about scraping any paint off given the corner. The wood appears to be a softwood. Almost reminds me of douglas fir given the grain...
No problem. P.S. Thinking about it more, I'm wondering if this is a picture of 3 generations of the same family? Perhaps they were eating lunch at...
I'd recommend trying to identify some of the surrounding features. Some questions I'd ask: 1. What species are those trees? 2. Do the windows in...
ct0116, is the frame assembled with staples, gun nails or standard finish nails? You may also try scraping a bit of the black paint off the back...
Unless you know for sure, I'd assume that acidic materials are touching the print itself. I believe most paper was still acidic in the late...
Update here: Since these paintings are wonderful but don't appear to be million dollar works, I decided to clean and varnish the "toilet paper...
[IMG] [IMG] Please see this better close-up of the tag, writing, and a profile of the stretcher grain. I wouldn't be surprised if the tag used to...
Here's a close-up. Could those be Prussian soldiers? The guy on the left appears to be carrying a rifle (is he wearing a tricorn hat though?)....
I just bought an interesting 20"x24" supposedly-19th century oil painting on canvas of a river, bridge, soldiers, and what appears to be a fort on...
I wonder if his photos were just taken at low resolution or with a limited color palette? Almost looks like digital aliasing to me.
You got me on published information! Still, I believe it would be fantastic if the latest information were in a more digestible format for the...
Probably wouldn't have made their effort any worse! Lol Thank you for the link. I will read through some journals and try to learn more. Gary,...
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