Decorative as above. Debora
I'm going to agree with the above. A newish miniature in an older frame. She's a bit of a pastiche. Regency hair, early Victorian (1830s)...
Why is the auction house attributing it to that date? Debora
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Here's the link in English. https://soloillustratori.blogspot.com/2015/10/elda-cenni.html Debora
She seems to have produced these costume pieces later in her career. I would think yours dates to the 1930s. Debora
Signature looks right. Debora [ATTACH]
The work of this E. Cenni, the illustrator of this 1928 postcard? Debora [ATTACH]
For what reason are you dating it to the late 19th century? Debora
There's also a small "de" below that line and above his name. So the full inscription includes "from Choco/13." Debora
Let me be the first to welcome you here, Goodness! Debora
I would think it's barro negro or black pottery from Oaxaca, México. Embellished surface design similar to this one by Doña Rosa. Debora [ATTACH]
You can ask here. They held the first U.S. exhibition of his work in 1981. http://centerforcubanstudies.org/contact-us/ Debora
Good question. Apparently he is a print maker. And more likely given dedication. A collagraph will have raised surfaces. Does yours? And do...
I don't think profile orientation is a problem. Here's a sig for comparison. Debora [ATTACH]
Handsome in its own right, but a repro. Debora
Van could be a middle name used as a first, when the first isn't something manly like Marion. (That's what the actor Emmett Heflin did when he...
1950s palette. Debora [ATTACH]
Knicknamed "Choco" apparently because of his child resemblance to the Cuban boxer Kid Chocolate (below.) Debora [ATTACH]
Looks right to me. Collagraph, a form of mixed media. Debora [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
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