Featured Help I/D art work.

Hello everyone once again I purchased this art work at goodwill today for $9.99 and was hopeing someone could I’d the subject factor and any thoughts I bealive it’s a chalk art with a carved wood frame .the inside of the frame had newspapers from 1896 which has been in there since it was framed they where so fragile when removing them anyways any info would be great. .no artist name on the art .

 

Hi,
I think this same painting was discussed last year or the year before. I think it was an angry father whose daughter just eloped.
greg

 

Thanks for your reply gregsglass that’s what it looks like to me now that you said what the subject matter was thanks again for your reply.

 

Yup. I have that print. I was the one who was looking for info. Someone actually found the title and I'd been looking for years. This hung in my great-aunt's house and I got it because the story always fascinated me.

 

They are very interesting art subject mine I believe is chalk I rubbed it with my finger and the color rubbed off on my finger anyways thanks for your reply.

 

The frame looks date-worthy as to the newspaper ad on the back. If it is chalk, it is probably called "pastel painting" and the surface is very fragile.

 

Thank you antidiem for your reply pastel is the word I was looking for. Thanks again Matt.

 

https://www.antiquers.com/threads/vintage-19th-century-print-the-elopement.3541/

This is the original thread. Great memory, Gregsglass!

 

Thanks to all for your great information and all the great story’s and all the great people in this forum. Thanks once again Matt.