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Ron Morano,s stuff does sell,....see link....i,ve seen other etchings that go for around the same price...so it,ll depend on what you paid....
http://www.icollector.com/Ron-Morano-Adam-and-Eve-Etching_i11194223
There,s nothing any of us can say ,thats going to make you feel better....and yes your eye will always be drawn to that scratch...now what you have to do is forget about the damage,for the time being....check the back of the pic..for any makers mark...date, anything at all,..you say there was cardboard? does it look modern or old...were the nails old...was the glass 2mm or 3mm thick...modern picture glass is 3mm old glass was normally 2mm......now to the picture....If...and its a big If...was valuable..then it can be repaired...but first we,ve got to ascertain if it has value....
As I have already said,and now Mart..the pic has to come out of the frame...we can guess all day what it might be worth, but until that pic comes out of that frame...then there might be a production number or a date...you just never no...thats the exciting bit about possible antiques....but until you do that then its just another picture that looks oldif it an original photograph value could be good,, but copies of a photograph that may have been reprinted many times,, not so much !! cant tell if it is original till you take it out of the frame !! back is just a dust cover,,no big deal and no value to the photo neither is the frame !!
come to think of it,,, is there a glass front on this ??
theres glass, the back is sealed shut with nailz. old school framing
if it an original photograph value could be good,, but copies of a photograph that may have been reprinted many times,, not so much !! cant tell if it is original till you take it out of the frame !! back is just a dust cover,,no big deal and no value to the photo neither is the frame !!
come to think of it,,, is there a glass front on this ??
Everything has value....it all depends if this photograph that,s in the frame is an old one...you need to open it up.because as it stands its only a black and white photograph,that might have some value??..You will not be lowering what value it has by opening it...because ,if it is a genuine pic by Federico Zeri....then the frame is secondary....its the pic that will carry the value....but if it is only a 20/30 year old pic, from Rotografica...then it probably won,t have much value...
Federico Zeri was a benefactor of the University of Bologna. The original piece of work (photograph) was included in his massive collection which was donated to the university.
La Compagnia Rotografica was the company who is credited with producing this piece, along with many other images of works of art, nudes, etc.
Below is a picture of an advertisement card for the company. Unless you can find the original source of your picture, dating/value is merely a ?? Have you removed the backing to see if there is any information hidden from view?
Federico Zeri was a benefactor of the University of Bologna. The original piece of work (photograph) was included in his massive collection which was donated to the university.
La Compagnia Rotografica was the company who is credited with producing this piece, along with many other images of works of art, nudes, etc.
Below is a picture of an advertisement card for the company. Unless you can find the original source of your picture, dating/value is merely a ?? Have you removed the backing to see if there is any information hidden from view?
When I followed the links it said it was a photograph by Anderson if I read correctly..
most likely someones souvenier from their trip there !!
see link...Adam & Eve..centre section of Sistine chapel ceiling
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sistine_Chapel_ceiling
what you have looks like a picture from a magazine....and until we know what material its made of..?? is it a print...a sketch...what/??
