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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;moreotherstuff, post: 2880390, member: 56&quot;]I won&#039;t deny that the child may be dead.&nbsp; It was a common enough occurrence, as are &quot;last chance&quot; images.&nbsp; The way the head hangs unsupported is peculiar.&nbsp; I just prefer not to think that way.</p><p><br /></p><p>But there is a real market for images of that subject matter, so if you wanted to fake an antique...</p><p><br /></p><p>I think that similarities to surrealism are coincidental.&nbsp; It&#039;s just very awkwardly painted.&nbsp; It&#039;s possible that&#039;s intentional.&nbsp; The faces look cartoon-like to me, and the rest isn&#039;t much better.&nbsp; One thing I can&#039;t get around is the picture frame behind the group.</p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s difficult to accept that even an amateur would get the frame that far off square, and I can&#039;t recall ever encountering a frame made like that.&nbsp; For me, if you are looking for a point where the painting jumps-the-shark, that would be it.</p><p><br /></p><p>The style still seems Biedermeier to me.</p><p><br /></p><p>If it&#039;s old or new... I can&#039;t say.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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