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Vintage Mexican oil painting boy with dog. Any experts ?
« on: March 01, 2017, 04:01:31 pm »

 

I'm starting to research a few of my paintings and this adorable work is one of my projects.
I think it shows a Mexican street kid or poor boy with his dog. He has no shoes, his trousers and shirt are to big for him. Looks Mexican to me because of the hat, clothes and red scarf.  Typically 1960s 70s Big Eye style.
Does somebody know this artist or can somebody read the signature?

Any help is welcome.
Sorry for the bad lighting.





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Re: Vintage Mexican painting boy with dog. Any experts ?
« Reply #1 on: March 01, 2017, 04:14:45 pm »
Also want to know what time period it was painted, am i correct if I say 60s early 70s Looks like it still has the original frame.. And is it a Mexican artist? Or am I looking in the wrong direction.
Tried to research the signature but have difficulties reading it and dont have the books.
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Re: Vintage Mexican oil painting boy with dog. Any experts ?
« Reply #2 on: March 01, 2017, 07:17:28 pm »
http://www.leighton-jones.com/urchins.htm

This was listed under other big eye artists !!  Signature on yours looks skippy but its the same one !!  This is his website and I think he has contact info !! He is in the UK I think !!

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Re: Vintage Mexican oil painting boy with dog. Any experts ?
« Reply #3 on: March 01, 2017, 07:39:36 pm »
Well done Mart! A point for you!
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Re: Vintage Mexican oil painting boy with dog. Any experts ?
« Reply #4 on: March 01, 2017, 08:43:03 pm »
Thanks Ghopper !!  Its that blind squirrel syndrome again !!   :)

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Re: Vintage Mexican oil painting boy with dog. Any experts ?
« Reply #5 on: March 02, 2017, 03:26:47 am »
http://www.leighton-jones.com/urchins.htm

This was listed under other big eye artists !!  Signature on yours looks skippy but its the same one !!  This is his website and I think he has contact info !! He is in the UK I think !!
impressive Mart! I take my hat off.
How can I get that blind squirrel syndrome  ::)

How cool is that. A oil on board by Barry Leighton Jones 1932-2011 known for his prints of urchins and his Emmett Kelly clown litho series.

When I first seen it I thought, I've seen this style before,  that's a print! Seen so many of these prints during my treasure hunts to flea markets, antique shops, on postcards and so on. But after I examined this piece  closer I was really surprised that it was a oil. 

I was always quitly thinking and hoping that it was one one of them works by a known artist that was produced for a large print run.

Now i know which artist made this piece I tried to find this image of a Mexican urchin with dog but no success.  This makes me believe it was commissioned?

Now comes the hard part. 
I know you guys don't talk value here but can I assume the text below is correct?  The majority of his so called oils on the market are lithos on canvas, board or wood with a layer of varnish strokes to make it look like a original oil painting.  Many people are offering these prints as originals knowing or not knowing it's a print. 
Also many are acrylic and low quality .  The painting I have is painted with thick brush strokes layers of paint in much better quality and professional technique than the ones I can find.
It's also a nice big size 30x24inches.

It's really confusing for me to give it a place and value, so many different sources out there and so many different prices. I also don't have the books or access to latest auction results to see what the value of his paintings are after he past away.
Text below is quoted from the leighton jones website

The 'Clown With Red Hair' is one of Leighton-Jones' best-loved and most successful images. It was reproduced in a number of formats including a lithograph printed on canvas, published in the 1970s. It was produced as an unlimited edition and best estimates suggest it sold in excess of a million copies. `These canvas lithographs are often mistaken for an original painting but a close inspection can ascertain the actual media.

This is what the website www.leighton-jones.com quotes
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Value of my print.

Among the factors affecting the price of a print are the subject matter, edition size, the quality (of both the reproduction and printing media), presence of the artist’s signature and personalization, as well as normal market fluctuations. Small, unsigned, open edition prints can be purchased for under $100. Large, high-quality prints on archival-quality paper in small editions, signed by the artist can realize over $2000 (for popular images). 


value of my painting?

http://www.leighton-jones.com/value_of_my_painting.htm

A typical growth on a Leighton-Jones painting created in 1977 sold for $100.00 or £50.00. In 2006 the painting sold for $50,000.00 or £25,000.00.

Because of the range of galleries and dealers selling Leighton-Jones’ artwork it is impossible to give an accurate valuation for a specific piece. In any event, we are artists, not dealers. However, we often get asked to purchase paintings for collectors of art by Leighton-Jones,



This is a other website in canada selling original oils by leighton jones   
http://www.kijiji.ca/b-buy-sell/ontario/leighton-jones/k0c10l9004?sort=priceDesc
 

Confusion all to put a estimate value on this piece because all the different auction results
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Re: Vintage Mexican oil painting boy with dog. Any experts ?
« Reply #6 on: March 02, 2017, 06:14:59 am »
I would contact the Leighton Jones website and present your case. Don't hold your breath, but stay optimistic. Let us know what happens!
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Re: Vintage Mexican oil painting boy with dog. Any experts ?
« Reply #7 on: March 02, 2017, 12:36:42 pm »
I would contact the Leighton Jones website and present your case. Don't hold your breath, but stay optimistic. Let us know what happens!


I will defiantly do that ghopper1924. They authenticate his works for only £20 and maybe they also have some history behind it. Its all about provenance

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Re: Vintage Mexican oil painting boy with dog. Any experts ?
« Reply #8 on: March 02, 2017, 01:25:44 pm »
Thanks Ghopper !!  Its that blind squirrel syndrome again !!   :)
Hi Mart, Did you hear of Mat? He helped me a lot last time. I got also a few other paintings which I have difficulties with researching.

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« Reply #9 on: March 02, 2017, 06:14:47 pm »
Your painting does not appear to be a print !!  The pic of the back shows it is painted on masonite panel which many artists use !! 
I have used it myself !!  I would do as was suggested and go directly to the artist for confirmation that it is his and an original work !!  Most artists love to talk about their paintings !!  He can give you more information than any of us can as to his sales !!
Have you had this painting out of the frame ?? Might be good to take it out and make sure someone didn`t glue a print to the masonite !! Look at the edge to see if there is a paper layer,, if not,, just assume its an original !!  Ask the artist if he used masonite as a medium rather than canvas !!  I have looked carefully and it looks correct to me !!  I see no paper behind the brush strokes !!

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Re: Vintage Mexican oil painting boy with dog. Any experts ?
« Reply #10 on: March 04, 2017, 09:58:24 am »
You go Mart!  You will get them singing "Home, home on the range..." and realize it is cool!  :) 
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