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<p>[QUOTE="moreotherstuff, post: 355024, member: 56"]I don't think you lost any money on it. You could probably make a profit. Still can't help with the where, but those may be birch trees off to the side. I don't think the view is tropical, would guess it's European, and I do think it's antique.</p><p><br /></p><p>I'm not aware of any professional framer who uses nails.</p><p><br /></p><p>Good job on finding the label, and the date in the trade mark. So that suggests that a black back is not necessarily proof that a piece is new.</p><p><br /></p><p>What is this painted on? Luan is a thin plywood. Is this plywood? Board? Cardboard?</p><p><br /></p><p>I have shown this farmyard painting before:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]120757[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>It has a black back:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]120758[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>I took it out of its frame to photograph the edge of the painting, and am satisfied that it is painted on plywood. So... Luan.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]120759[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Here are the fasteners used in framing:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]120760[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>I think I've shown this one as well. This painting (which I'm calling "The Lady of the Rubber Wrist") also has a black back:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]120761[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]120762[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Notice that the upper left corner is crumpled. Here's a view, edge-on, of that corner. This painting has less than half the thickness of the farm scene and is painted on cardboard. So... I'm content to call it old.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]120764[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>The bottom line is that a black back is not sufficient to label a painting "new". What it is painted on makes a difference.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="moreotherstuff, post: 355024, member: 56"]I don't think you lost any money on it. You could probably make a profit. Still can't help with the where, but those may be birch trees off to the side. I don't think the view is tropical, would guess it's European, and I do think it's antique. I'm not aware of any professional framer who uses nails. Good job on finding the label, and the date in the trade mark. So that suggests that a black back is not necessarily proof that a piece is new. What is this painted on? Luan is a thin plywood. Is this plywood? Board? Cardboard? I have shown this farmyard painting before: [ATTACH=full]120757[/ATTACH] It has a black back: [ATTACH=full]120758[/ATTACH] I took it out of its frame to photograph the edge of the painting, and am satisfied that it is painted on plywood. So... Luan. [ATTACH=full]120759[/ATTACH] Here are the fasteners used in framing: [ATTACH=full]120760[/ATTACH] I think I've shown this one as well. This painting (which I'm calling "The Lady of the Rubber Wrist") also has a black back: [ATTACH=full]120761[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]120762[/ATTACH] Notice that the upper left corner is crumpled. Here's a view, edge-on, of that corner. This painting has less than half the thickness of the farm scene and is painted on cardboard. So... I'm content to call it old. [ATTACH=full]120764[/ATTACH] The bottom line is that a black back is not sufficient to label a painting "new". What it is painted on makes a difference.[/QUOTE]
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