Just about to give up on selling this painting is it that bad?

I giving it till the end of this month, maybe I am using the wrong key words, but it seriously has had no interest at all. Fairly well-know east coast artist. Any ideas of what I am doing wrong? Carl J Zimmerman. I have priced at 1/2 of actually sold oils.

 

oops it is large
27" high x 33" wide with frame

 

I'd say it is just suffering from not being fashionable. Paintings like so much else have no intrinsic value, just how much people are prepared to pay for them, and if not many people want a painting in a certain style it might as well be a bubble gum wrapper.

If they don't suit the current decor, and they do not have any significant artist cachet, people just nod and move on. It'll be hotter than a two dollar pistol as soon as Victorian clutter comes back in vogue.

 

Probs right as soon as I dump it, it might be worth selling.

 

I'd rather see a painting of roadkill than a painting of a bowl of fruit or vase of flowers

 

lol but do you see the woman in the background writing a letter.. is that not intriguing?

 

trip, does the painting actually look like that in real life, or is there a glare on the canvas?

If there is a glare,, perhaps taking photos in a different lighting would make it stand out more.
I have to admit that I did not see the woman, because the flowers sort of poke you in the eye with how light they are.

 

no glare that is in painting

 

Well, darn.

 

If you know what town or area he is from, you can try to list it in an ad for that area. If you aren't catching fish, change spots.

 

Skeezix- lol correct link?

 

I would take that gum wrapper any day.

 

My wife calls me her superman cause I look like him. She would kill me if I spent that much on a gum wrapper.

 

Armando: thanks for the local area suggestion, I am going to look into posting a local ad.

 

No problem. Good luck!!

 

The woman looks like she came out of the vase. There are white shapes that look like her gown.

 

Maybe I should rename the painting genie writing a letter

 

I'd go for the ghost crowd

 

I'm seeing a 'ghost' ridge around the painting that looks like it was framed differently. I wonder if there is a painting under the painting.

On your first image, it looks like cracks in the paint. I'd like to see a closeup of that area. If the cracks are beneath the current coat of paint, then I'd say Carl painted over an older painting and then I'd be really curious.