portrait

What do you think about the time of writing a portrait? 19th century?
Portrait written professionally?

Can it cost $ 100? I was offered to buy this portrait for $ 100.

 

The lady's clothes & hair could be late 19th century - early 20th century. Is the painting on canvas (fabric)? The original work is certainly professional. Maybe another member will have a better idea of whether this is an original or a copy.

 

Yes, the painting on the canvas. I like the way it's written. I also thought that the last quarter of the 19th century is more likely))

Maybe $ 50 dollars I would have bought this picture)).
For $ 100 seems a little expensive))?

 

Would you have bought it to hang in your own home or with the idea of reselling it? Reproductions are very sophisticated now; I do not have the expertise to know if this is an original oil painting or a reproduction on canvas. Do you know if there are brush strokes visible when you look at it very close up? If you don't love it for yourself & you are not sure of its resale value, better to pass it up at any price.

 

Well this is not a reproduction. The seller is a little versed in painting. This is an original work (or a copy of the original work), which is painted on canvas with oil. The picture looks like according to her (in the seller's opinion) opinion antiquarian.

 

Even if I buy a painting for $ 50, I can hardly resell the picture more expensive. If the picture is not bought for $ 100. This picture is Western European and without a signature. If it would be for example a Russian portrait with the artist's signature, which is in the catalogs, the price would be from 700-1000 dollars)). Well, if the picture were of such a level as this.

Well, I live in Russia)).
How much it costs in Western Europe, I do not know for sure.

 

In the US something qualifies as antique if it is 100 years old or older. The lady could have lived then. Again, I do not have the expertise to know if this painting is that old.

You do not give the size. Here an antique gilt wood frame of large size can easily be worth $50. It would not be worth $50 + shipping from Russia.

 

The size of the painting is 77 by 60 centimeters.

Well, the painting is similar to the antique (that is, even if it is the beginning of the 20th century, the age of the picture is 100 years, if the end of 19 - the age of the picture is about 120-140 years).

Things in Russia, too, are considered antiques things over 100 years old. But their export abroad is prohibited.

 

All this depends on what country you are in and what those types of paintings sell for in that country. From your postings, it would appear that you are not in the USA. Prices and interests vary from place to place, even within this country. What someone on the east coast would buy, wouldn't necessarily appeal to someone in California and vice-versa. If you don't have the expertise, you probably should not be buying paintings. I have been around antiques since I was 8 years old helping my parents in their second hand store and doing flea markets. I am willing to admit that the more I learn, the more I realize I don't know. If you want to get into the portrait business, you need to go to museums, art galleries and antique stores that sell paintings and learn about technique, paint, canvas, etc. You can't post a bunch of pictures online and expect people looking at them on a computer to give you expert advice. It's impossible. We'd really like to help, but we can't give you the answers you are looking for.

 

Well, I would like to buy antique paintings for myself, not for resale.
But still it is desirable that I can sell them at least for the same amount that I bought.

But I'm not sure if I need portraits of strangers on the walls. Yes, and I would like to buy painting the size smaller, which is convenient to store)).

Although if there is an opportunity to resell the picture once in 2-3 more expensive, I would have bought it, too)).

 

https://www.antiquers.com/threads/antique-paiting.20638/

I like such painting. This, I think, is worth hanging on my wall.
And I wonder if it will be possible to find information about the artist))?

 

It looks like it has condition issues. The cost of restoring or relining just isn't worth it, not when there are a great many portraits of this quality that don't need it. At the moment, it looks bit shabby.

 

What do you do about the stretcher line showing through on the front of the painting???? Will just tightening up the whole canvas eliminate that????

 

I doubt it. The painting would have to be relined. I believe those wedges in the corners of the stretcher are to allow minor tightening of the canvas, but I've never tried it.