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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Sparcster, post: 1238502, member: 12925&quot;]Hello,</p><p>I have stumbled across this old thread after buying a &#039;Rossi&#039; painting of a boy smoking a cigarette. I have round a pretty much identical painting here:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.liveauctioneers.com/en-gb/item/4575404_244a-rossi-oil-painting-of-boy-smoking" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.liveauctioneers.com/en-gb/item/4575404_244a-rossi-oil-painting-of-boy-smoking" rel="nofollow">https://www.liveauctioneers.com/en-gb/item/4575404_244a-rossi-oil-painting-of-boy-smoking</a></p><p><br /></p><p>I have found many identical/similar paintings.... like the above, it seems to be a popular painting to copy:</p><p><br /></p><p>1)</p><p><a href="https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot/vito-lombardi-italian-1885-1940-two-portrait-h-1171-c-f257d94122" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot/vito-lombardi-italian-1885-1940-two-portrait-h-1171-c-f257d94122" rel="nofollow">https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot/vito-lombardi-italian-1885-1940-two-portrait-h-1171-c-f257d94122</a></p><p><br /></p><p>2)</p><p><a href="https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot/s-maresca-italian-19-20th-century-portrait-of-a-554-c-1c2249e1a9" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot/s-maresca-italian-19-20th-century-portrait-of-a-554-c-1c2249e1a9" rel="nofollow">https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot/s-maresca-italian-19-20th-century-portrait-of-a-554-c-1c2249e1a9</a></p><p><br /></p><p>3)</p><p><a href="https://www.the-saleroom.com/en-gb/auction-catalogues/staceys-auctioneers-and-valuers/catalogue-id-srsta10059/lot-513d1f4d-953f-41d5-af82-a5df010c33aa" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.the-saleroom.com/en-gb/auction-catalogues/staceys-auctioneers-and-valuers/catalogue-id-srsta10059/lot-513d1f4d-953f-41d5-af82-a5df010c33aa" rel="nofollow">https://www.the-saleroom.com/en-gb/auction-catalogues/staceys-auctioneers-and-valuers/catalogue-id-srsta10059/lot-513d1f4d-953f-41d5-af82-a5df010c33aa</a></p><p><br /></p><p>but there are many more....</p><p><br /></p><p>I have seen many paintings being sold as Giuseppe Rossi which are Signed &#039;ROSSI&#039;:</p><p><br /></p><p>this being one:</p><p><a href="https://www.chairish.com/product/1346062/giuseppe-rossi-edler-or-peasant-oil-paintings-a-pair" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.chairish.com/product/1346062/giuseppe-rossi-edler-or-peasant-oil-paintings-a-pair" rel="nofollow">https://www.chairish.com/product/1346062/giuseppe-rossi-edler-or-peasant-oil-paintings-a-pair</a></p><p><br /></p><p>But I have also seen paintings signed G ROSSI</p><p><br /></p><p>Does anyone know what Giuseppe Rossi&#039;s signature looks like - did it change and did he drop the &#039;G&#039;.</p><p><br /></p><p>Also, is there an original &#039;famous&#039; painting of this smoking boy, which has generated these copies? who did it first?</p><p><br /></p><p>Many thanks</p><p><br /></p><p>Marc[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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