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<p>[QUOTE="moreotherstuff, post: 375492, member: 56"]What is it painted on? It looks like it could be gouache, which you would expect to be painted on paper. Gouache is a form of opaque watercolor. Stains like that do show up on paper. They can appear on canvas as well, but generally don't show from the front with oils or acrylics. </p><p><br /></p><p>It's a common kind of stain, but I don't know the mechanics. </p><p><br /></p><p>Maybe there's a Haffner senior and junior? Do other examples of the signature have that little anchor?</p><p><br /></p><p>I agree that it says 78.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="moreotherstuff, post: 375492, member: 56"]What is it painted on? It looks like it could be gouache, which you would expect to be painted on paper. Gouache is a form of opaque watercolor. Stains like that do show up on paper. They can appear on canvas as well, but generally don't show from the front with oils or acrylics. It's a common kind of stain, but I don't know the mechanics. Maybe there's a Haffner senior and junior? Do other examples of the signature have that little anchor? I agree that it says 78.[/QUOTE]
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