Author Topic: Old oil painting , curious if it looks familiar or perhaps period  (Read 3282 times)

jerryk

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A stained old painting covered in dust when i found it. Paint loss on several areas, cracks and dirt  and a few holes in the canvas , i can barely make out the signature , hard to pick it up on camera the artist used a dark color on the lower right hand side , i think i possibly see maybe an e and an S and maybe an h or n, anyone familiar would be a great help , it was a find i was curious about 24x16

the back is heavily stained from age the wood frame has seen better days, the canvas it self has become brittle along the edges , thats all i can really say , thanks in advance
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Can we see the back please !!  May sound gross but you can put saliva on a cotton swab to clean the area of the signature !!  Just work it in a circular motion till all the dirt is gone !!  That may brighten it up so we can see it !!

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thanks mart , took me 5 swabs to clear it up more , took some more photos

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its hard to see the name could be maybe 4 or 5 characters long , might be a v , so hard to tell

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There is a glare over the name !!  I can see the 1925 date and that is consistant with how the stretcher is made !!

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wow you can see that? i put another picture maybe its clearer ?

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No,, Thats worse !!  Are you using a flash ?? Try taking it without a flash !!  The date is below the name !!

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no flash just a sunny morning , i have a skylight in my bedroom, ill try again :( thank you for helping

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not sure if this is better :(

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Re: Old oil painting , curious if it looks familiar or perhaps period
« Reply #10 on: May 18, 2017, 05:08:45 pm »
I ran the pic thru the "Picture Enhancer" which came with the Windows 10 .  As close as these old bloodshot eyes can tell five letters were shebe or sheba. But  I wouldn't bet money on it, because I couldn't find the 1925 that Mart mentioned.

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Re: Old oil painting , curious if it looks familiar or perhaps period
« Reply #11 on: May 19, 2017, 08:39:33 am »
Look at reply #3,, then click and enlarge it !!  You can see some light spots on the left,, just to the lower right of the light spots is the 1925 !!   Now I have cheaters on but I can see it and my eyes are not that good !!  Just look from a normal range,, not too close !!

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Re: Old oil painting , curious if it looks familiar or perhaps period
« Reply #12 on: May 20, 2017, 07:04:06 am »
Yes, I see what you are describing, looks like printing, I just can't get resolution fine enough to make letters out of it.  I'll keep working on it.

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Re: Old oil painting , curious if it looks familiar or perhaps period
« Reply #13 on: May 20, 2017, 07:47:59 am »
I still cant see it but i trust you all do, still trying to see it :(

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Re: Old oil painting , curious if it looks familiar or perhaps period
« Reply #14 on: May 20, 2017, 06:31:52 pm »
Don`t look at the painting,,look at the reply#3 pic,, right in the center !!  Its pretty clear even without enlarging !!