This is more elaborate but image it originally belonged to something like this....
The original in the Basilica Shrine of Vera Cruz in Caravaca de la Cruz (Murcia.) Debora [ATTACH]
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Isn't it on Masonite? Debora
Would/could you post a photograph of any marks -- logo, serial number, etc.? Debora
Postal codes went from two to five digits in 1963, the year of your painting. And in New York, the name telephone exchanges (e.g. Plaza) began to...
Not framer, art dealer. That's the Decoration & Design Building so originally sold through the trade. You have the date 1963. That label was...
What's the medium? There's a version of this image as a lithograph. Title 'Seated Woman.'...
Yeah, Louise August. You can do an internet search for her. Debora
I see "Louise August." And, hey! Where's our photograph of the back? Debora
What country was it found in? Debora
Hair pieces are typically a form of memento mori. That would be consistent with the imagery. Debora
I'm a big believer in just asking. The worst that can happen is that one doesn't receive an answer....
Another great find. And consistent with the first death. So maybe created during the reign of King Louis Philippe? Debora
Well done! So if Mère Basile Tixier's hair was one of those used to compose the image... It wouldn't have been created until after her death in...
Let's see if I can get this right... #1) I prefer Pair #9 A. #2) They're both contemplative landscapes. Although Pair #9 A is by an amateur...
It is, isn't it? Debora
Running some of those names through a French genealogy site might help you with your dating. Iron gall ink was used into the 20th century so...
Don't think I've ever seen a nun's handiwork before. Debora
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