I found this behind an old print and think it may date back to the '30s. It's about as ephemeral as ephemera gets. My guess is that this was the...
I suppose removing mat burn is a bit of both. Obviously with a watercolor you don't want half the pigments dissolving or floating away, and you...
That's very expensive. At that cost, it's leave-it-alone. Thanks for looking.
I showed this on the finds thread about a month ago. It's a watercolor by Neapolitan artist Vincenzo Loria (1849-1939) and shows the Second...
Thumbnails don't bother me at all, what with my gray haired computer.
These threads always have food for thought.
Attractive pattern, and nice photos.
I'd say the name is Annamaria. Does the whole thing look like a painting? The "embellished" sounds like it might be a print with touches of...
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On the shores of Gitche Gumee By the shining Big-Sea-Water Stood the great chief Little Willie Looking for some thing to slaughter
Getting grimmer. Should that be 'she' in the last line? I wanted to write a Little Willie that needed 2 quatrains, but got caught up in a story...
Little Willy wrote a story Tried to make it good and gory All who read it quite agreed Didn’t match his slightest deed
with apologies to Hannibal Lecter: Little Willy’ld make you shiver Had for lunch a favorite Aunty Lopped her head off, ate her liver With fava...
Willie with his bow and arrow Went and shot a baby sparrow Mother sparrow so annoyed Flew straight down and killed the boy Little Willie did the...
Little Willy killed a cat Bashed it with a baseball bat Taken from his stash of toys. Father said, “Boys will be boys.”
Willy asked sweet Madeline, “Wilt thou be my valentine?” Said she, “I’d just as soon be dead.” So he with glee chopped off her head.
You'd have to show it to someone who knows prints. I don't see any immediate reason to doubt its authenticity.
I'm guessing it's an etching of the Chiogiotti (Venetian) Lagoon. Is there pencil writing under the picture? What is that little smudge below...
I would guess sand-blasted. It's simpler and leaves that matte appearance. I'd also look to LE Smith just because that's where I always look...
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