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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Jim Goodykoontz, post: 11447261, member: 82566&quot;]hi everyone.&nbsp; this is a piece i purchased at a local antique faire a couple of weeks ago.&nbsp; it was a very slow day for me and i saw nothing that really caught my attention.&nbsp; this was being sold by a vendor that sells a lot of art, whom i&#039;ve bought from in the past.&nbsp; it was a whopping $10.&nbsp; she just wanted to get rid of it.&nbsp; i figured, what the heck?&nbsp; it&#039;s actually very beautiful in its own right.&nbsp; the colors underneath all of the varnish are stunning.&nbsp; i think it&#039;s probably late 19th or very early 20th century.&nbsp; it could be older.&nbsp; there is no discernible signature, which as you can see, doesn&#039;t mean it isn&#039;t signed.&nbsp; when i bought it, i was thinking it might sell in its present, as-is, state.&nbsp; the way the varnish seems to bubble around the forest areas, but not the sky almost seems intended.&nbsp; i&#039;m wondering if anyone out there has ever seen other paintings where this sort of staining was used as an intended effect?&nbsp; it is dark, but under good light, it sort of has a pointillist/impressionist quality.&nbsp; also, as you study the different areas of the painting up close, i don&#039;t see how it isn&#039;t stained beyond repair, or perhaps it was an intended effect.&nbsp; anyway, i&#039;ve provided a couple of different examples of pictures to give you a sense of how it looks in different light as well as some close-ups.&nbsp; it is very dark, but quite beautiful.&nbsp; any feedback or opinions will be appreciated...thanks</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]543811[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]543812[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]543813[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]543814[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]543815[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]543816[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]543817[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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