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rb25s14

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Identifiying Old picture painting (nice frame)
« on: August 06, 2010, 01:10:59 pm »
any info on this piece. The painting was hanging up in my house when my parents bought the house 20 years ago. my dad has had it hung up in the garage for the past 20 years and its lookin pretty good. anybody have any idea how much its worth. It looks like some good craftsmenship.

Is this thing worth anything... Would it buy me a vintage gibson les paul. ahaaaaha

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Re: Identifiying Old picture painting (nice frame)
« Reply #1 on: August 06, 2010, 02:49:59 pm »
I have a frame just like that one. I think they are late 1800's to very early 1900's in age. The picture looks like some sort of print to me, rather than a painting. I could be wrong. Either way, i don't think selling this will help you very much in getting any sort of Les Paul.

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Re: Identifiying Old picture painting (nice frame)
« Reply #2 on: August 06, 2010, 03:05:30 pm »
I have a frame just like that one. I think they are late 1800's to very early 1900's in age. The picture looks like some sort of print to me, rather than a painting. I could be wrong. Either way, i don't think selling this will help you very much in getting any sort of Les Paul.


aaa thats too bad but what do you think I could get for it. You see my my father ment somebody at his job and I gues he's
 a picker and buys antiques. I guess he was gonna come by tomorro and check it out. My dad just doesent wanna get rid of it and find out that its worth more money...

thanks brandon

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Re: Identifiying Old picture painting (nice frame)
« Reply #3 on: August 06, 2010, 03:07:31 pm »
or what about the siginiture? does anybody reconize that.

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Re: Identifiying Old picture painting (nice frame)
« Reply #4 on: August 07, 2010, 10:11:39 am »
It does seem to be a print, IMO, rb25s14 .

The connotation at the end of the signature means "The younger" (much like we'd use the term 'Junior' as in :John Smith Jr.).

The cad in your print resembles the one in the unkown artists' image below (c1560).

I don't think there's a Les Paul in the future, when it comes to trading/selling your item, but perhaps you could trade it for a used Humbuckler....
 :)

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Re: Identifiying Old picture painting (nice frame)
« Reply #5 on: August 07, 2010, 12:11:58 pm »
I'm acually thinking that its a real painting. when u hold it up to the sunlight u can see brush stroke marks. :)

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Re: Identifiying Old picture painting (nice frame)
« Reply #6 on: August 07, 2010, 11:08:56 pm »
Well , rb25s14 , it can be a bit tough to figure out if what you've got is a print , an embellished print , of an original/copy of an original painting , sometimes even for the experts .

Only from the images that you've posted , it appears as if the item in question was done on top of some sort of paper ... is this so ?
You can take a look at the damaged/cut/ripped areas on your item to see ...does it have a canvas/fabric backing ?

In the past museums esp. in areas of Europe would sell fairly high-quality prints of artworks in their collections , so as to generate interest in them , as well as a bit of cash ... it may be possible that you've got one of those .
Sometimes these were printed on paper , then adhered to a streched canvas with imprints or printing on the canvas that describe/name the museum , title of the painting , or even the shop that 'put them together' .

Folks have been known to remove/separate such printed works from their glued-canvas backings in order to attempt to 'fool' a buyer into thinking that an item is an 'original' .

A simple way to find out is to call around your area & find someone who does art restoration & find one who'll take a peek at it for you ... often a quick & free one .
A reputable antique dealer might be able to tell you 'in a flash' if you've got a painting or not also .
" Methinks me the 'mental' in sentimental .... "

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Re: Identifiying Old picture painting (nice frame)
« Reply #7 on: August 08, 2010, 11:20:04 am »
ayy thanks for your reply.

Well the painting is definetly on canvas and on the back of the canvas there is a signature written in pencil but it is really faded. I think it might be real but I am in no rush to get rid of it. Acually last night my father and I were thinking about taking it to and art gallery so your right I should just go to an art gallery and have it checked out.

thanks brandon

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Re: Identifiying Old picture painting (nice frame)
« Reply #8 on: August 08, 2010, 11:23:02 am »
O and the second frame on the back of the painting is a canvas frame. The frame that would have been painted on...