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<p>[QUOTE="moreotherstuff, post: 4387133, member: 56"]I'd stick to Nabis. Fauvism is a bit later and a bit farther along the road to abstraction. Heavy cardboard is millboard and a common enough painting surface from the 19th and early 20th C. The use of it supports the idea that the painting has some age to it. To my eye, the weakest part of the painting is the upper right where it looks like the painter didn't have as much control as he might have wanted. He really had to work the paint there, much more so than elsewhere in the picture, and it looks like he lost it a bit. It's extremely unlikely that this is by a major artist, but it could very well be an adequate example of post impressionism from the period.</p><p><br /></p><p>This is one of those instances where you might want a hands-on appraisal by someone with hands-on experience and in-depth knowledge.</p><p><br /></p><p>You could try to run it by one of the big auction houses. They are not likely to provide you with a lot of info, but it will be a telling point whether or not they express an interest.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="moreotherstuff, post: 4387133, member: 56"]I'd stick to Nabis. Fauvism is a bit later and a bit farther along the road to abstraction. Heavy cardboard is millboard and a common enough painting surface from the 19th and early 20th C. The use of it supports the idea that the painting has some age to it. To my eye, the weakest part of the painting is the upper right where it looks like the painter didn't have as much control as he might have wanted. He really had to work the paint there, much more so than elsewhere in the picture, and it looks like he lost it a bit. It's extremely unlikely that this is by a major artist, but it could very well be an adequate example of post impressionism from the period. This is one of those instances where you might want a hands-on appraisal by someone with hands-on experience and in-depth knowledge. You could try to run it by one of the big auction houses. They are not likely to provide you with a lot of info, but it will be a telling point whether or not they express an interest.[/QUOTE]
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