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
