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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Slykitty65, post: 417738, member: 7985&quot;]I picked this gem at a thrift store and recognized that it was an oil on wood panel, an extremely heavy frame, all intact and delicately painted. The signature was hard to read under the dark pigment, magnified It reads Filkorn in the lower right where he is known to sign. It has what looks like a tiny chip in the paint or sealant toward the center... hard to tell and I don&#039;t want to mess with it. Looks like it may have gone through some rough handling maybe at the thrift store?</p><p><br /></p><p>Artist Search found Filkorn Tibor (1947-2009) was a poor artist from Kolsed Hungary who started out painting landscape, then still life toward the end of his career which is when he painted these musical instrument paintings on wood panels. He did several Exhibitions across the continent, with the last being in New York in 1999. The back of the board in framing area has original sales or auction stickers, his name and the name &quot;Camille&quot; Sept 11, 2006. Not sure if that is the name of the painting or its last auction house or gallery due to the date and because it is cleaner and newer then the ones that say Filkorn which maybe was from the original Exhibition? Under the stickers is also painted gold like the frame and is marked J/1862... not sure if that&#039;s a stock number for the frame?</p><p><br /></p><p>I have not found this exact painting anywhere I have searched. Only found maybe 10 or so of his others located in Europe and the U.S. in galleries. Found a similar one auctioned in past years from $75. to $241. One with an online estimate of $400-$600 which I could not see the final amount. Found a similar one currently auctioning in Europe for 250,00 GBC... don&#039;t know what that translates into in USD? </p><p><br /></p><p>By the research, his art may be gaining attention. Though it has a small chip, some of the others had cracks in the paint also that I researched. Size is 15&quot; X 17&quot; framed with the board being 8&quot; X 10&quot;. I know enough about restoration to NOT touch it, other than brushed all the cobwebs/dust out of the corners with my fine art brush and to glue back down the corner of the label&#039;s red star. [ATTACH=full]145744[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]145745[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]145746[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]145747[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]145748[/ATTACH] But, it&#039;s dirty and I think at one point its gilded frame may have been wiped with &quot;hard water&quot; because it has gained a scaly look to the frame&#039;s carved design. Should I contact a curator or gallery like the one in New York where it originally was exhibited?</p><p><br /></p><p>And to think I almost lost it to a shopper who took it out of my cart and tried to get to the checkout! Guess I&#039;ll watch closer who is following me around the store.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]145744[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]145745[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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