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<p>[QUOTE="Robert Walker, post: 2228109, member: 14345"]Hi all! I hope you all are in good health, and are enjoying your weekend!</p><p><br /></p><p>This week I bought a couple of paintings at a local auction house. Amongst them , the one depicted on the photos . In was in an old frame. (I took it out to re-frame it…) The frame offers no clues, and, my guess is, not as old as the painting. I have absolutely no information on it, other then the size: 31/23cm </p><p><br /></p><p>Obviously it is very, let’s say, fatigued… There is really not much I can read into the autograph that relates you a name. (Not for me at least…</p><p><br /></p><p>Is there someone who can tell me something about this painting? Also about the paper, and paint itself. I have i’ve never before seen the paint ‘let go’ in this manner; even the foundational color brought on the paper is worn off on several spots. I assume it’s (very) old. I’ve tried some reverse-image searching- to no avail. So yet again I turn to the ‘Antiquers’ forum- were fellow mem has helped me a lot with previous questions/posts!</p><p><br /></p><p>All the best and -hopefully- sunny weather, take care, Robert</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]255232[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]255260[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]255261[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]255262[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>All the best and -hopefully- sunny weather, take care, Robert</b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Robert Walker, post: 2228109, member: 14345"]Hi all! I hope you all are in good health, and are enjoying your weekend! This week I bought a couple of paintings at a local auction house. Amongst them , the one depicted on the photos . In was in an old frame. (I took it out to re-frame it…) The frame offers no clues, and, my guess is, not as old as the painting. I have absolutely no information on it, other then the size: 31/23cm Obviously it is very, let’s say, fatigued… There is really not much I can read into the autograph that relates you a name. (Not for me at least… Is there someone who can tell me something about this painting? Also about the paper, and paint itself. I have i’ve never before seen the paint ‘let go’ in this manner; even the foundational color brought on the paper is worn off on several spots. I assume it’s (very) old. I’ve tried some reverse-image searching- to no avail. So yet again I turn to the ‘Antiquers’ forum- were fellow mem has helped me a lot with previous questions/posts! All the best and -hopefully- sunny weather, take care, Robert [ATTACH=full]255232[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]255260[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]255261[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]255262[/ATTACH] [B]All the best and -hopefully- sunny weather, take care, Robert[/B][/QUOTE]
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