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krickard

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Hello Friends! Info needed on old silk art?
« on: November 15, 2011, 09:23:58 am »
Hello everyone, I recently purchased this old framed silk at an auction. I'm having a little luck on the internet but not much. The artists name is E.L. Foubert. It is from the late 1800's-early 1900's and it's French. Does anyone know (or could give me a good guess) what the estimated value might be of this? The dimensions are 13x8 and it's in good to fair condition - image is very clear, but there are small dots on it (mold?)
Thank you for you time!

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Re: Hello Friends! Info needed on old silk art?
« Reply #1 on: November 15, 2011, 06:23:11 pm »
I have not found him listed anywhere !!  Is this a painting on silk or just a piece of printed silk ??

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Re: Hello Friends! Info needed on old silk art?
« Reply #2 on: November 15, 2011, 06:53:57 pm »
This looks like yours, dont know if itl help or not. looks like yours is called "L'escarpolette"

http://www.stevengraphs.com/lelfo.html
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Re: Hello Friends! Info needed on old silk art?
« Reply #3 on: November 15, 2011, 06:55:34 pm »
early 20th-Century French artist Emile Louis Foubert.
There is a bid on a silk print here:
http://www.biddingforgood.com/auction/item/Item.action;jsessionid=4vX9LpvfUJ-EzghjjzBn0g**.app2-i?id=139931936

More about the artist:
http://www.fineoldart.com/browse_by_essay.html?essay=192
« Last Edit: November 15, 2011, 07:07:21 pm by snowflake »

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Re: Hello Friends! Info needed on old silk art?
« Reply #4 on: November 16, 2011, 04:48:28 am »
Ok !! So this is a print, on silk, from a painting done by Foubert !!

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Re: Hello Friends! Info needed on old silk art?
« Reply #5 on: November 18, 2011, 04:24:54 pm »
I'd like to reframe it, any idea how to get those little mold dots off or should I just leave it alone?

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Re: Hello Friends! Info needed on old silk art?
« Reply #6 on: November 18, 2011, 07:12:00 pm »
You had best leave it alone !!  It  would take a trained conservator to remove mold !! What you can try is to take a soft cheapie toothbrush and brush the mold spots carefully !!  Its possible that it may lighten the spots !!  Keep it laying flat to do this !!