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hi guys found this painting yesterday

was nearly put off by the date, but i quite like it (and the title)and was under a fiver

cant make anything of the signature

amateur hand, or better,

any thoughts appreciated

 

I like it!

 

Lovely title.

Debora

 

I wonder if he couldn't pay his rent and his work got donated. Keep it. One day he may be famous.

 

Last name Saul? 'les fleur captives', in the flower basket?
I like it too.

 

?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V._C._Andrews

 

I think it's contrived crap, sorry!

 

right, you just wait till i tell the artist that blooey, if i could just work out who he is

 

I'm seeing it different...
If Marc Chagall were alive , I might look in that direction...
Charlie....I think I see what you see......& I don't think it's crap.......it's kinda growing on me !

 

cool thanks komo

yeah i dont think its crap at all, but i cant explain why

dont really know much about this kind of art, not for everyones taste though for sure

 

You have a good eye, Charlie. Not an amateur but might be a student. Still... No shame.

Debora

 

thanks deb, student piece makes sense. i can see it being something like that

 

I like the colors but was wondering if a student work as well. Clues that stand out maybe, it is in an inexpensive hobby store style frame, not signed on the front, bottom corner of the board looks like a piece is cut out. If it was a collected artist, one would expect a better frame since the work was done so recently. Also the signature in pencil on the back is a little unusual for something you'd see in a gallery nowadays.

Disclaimer. I'm not great with evaluating actual art --sometimes seeing some famous piece and thinking a kindergartner could do it, so I've gotten used to looking at other clues other than the painting.

Might be hard to find the artist on this one.

But at "under a fiver" I think you did fine.

 

Did wonder about the reference. The only thing I could find (besides the Andrews book) was this from Une lettre enfin! "... les fleurs captives d'un passé douleureux..." Coincidentally, published in 2019. But seems a bit obscure.

https://www.furet.com/livre-pod/une-lettre-enfin-jocelyne-dorian-9782380910322.html

Debora

 

You never know though...

 

No, one doesn't. Struggling creative types living in garrets. In mourning for their own lives.

Debora

 

All I can say is... Very confident sig. Suspect s/he's signed artistic works before.

Debora