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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Marie Forjan, post: 10444808, member: 147&quot;]Picked this up at the local flea for $25 because, I don&#039;t know why, but it spoke to me.</p><p><br /></p><p>I Googled &quot;Louis Van Velthem&quot; which appears on the sticker on the back and got a lot of nonsense about music stars. I assume it was a business that sold the painting at some point.</p><p><br /></p><p>It measures 10-3/8&quot; x 15-1/8&quot; including the frame. I pulled back the paper tape on the top back and it seems to be painted on some kind of particle board held into the frame with small nails.</p><p><br /></p><p>There is some damage to the frame. I tried cleaning off some of the painting and didn&#039;t get much. I think it isn&#039;t dirty, I think the colors are what they look like.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you guys need me to I can take the painting out of the frame to see if more of the signature is revealed, but I was hoping not to have to do that. What I see is &quot;P. R. Routendier&quot;.</p><p><br /></p><p>AI came up with some info but I am not a fan of AI:</p><p><i>&quot;It seems you&#039;re asking about the artist P.R. Routendier. Unfortunately, there&#039;s very limited information available about this artist online.</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>P.R. Routendier is a listed artist. He is mentioned in auction records and art databases. However, these listings lack biographical information, style details, or images of the work. </i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>P.R. Routendier is a recognized artist, but information about the life, career, or specific art is not readily accessible on the internet. He may be an obscure artist or one who is not well-documented online. </i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>Contacting art auction houses may provide records or information about past sales of the work. Consulting art databases and libraries may also provide more details about this artist. Searching for physical auction catalogs may provide further information about an artist.&quot;</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p>If anyone can come up with any leads on this I would really appreciate it <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]525423[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]525424[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]525425[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]525426[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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