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Antiques! => Antique Questions Forum => Topic started by: sugarcube5419 on July 06, 2013, 06:17:46 PM
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that is the title of this art I bought. But I will give you all info I rec'd so maybe that will help me find who is the author
I'm so glad you love her. I do too. I wish I would have been home but my sister called and asked me to help her pick out some furniture. I just want to tell you alittle bit about the print. I had her framed and the person who framed her told me she has never seen a rounded corner matte and she had no knowledge of how they would have done it back then since there was no machinery to do it. She told me I should never remove that matte. Since the color of the matte didn't go with my decor, I had a new matte put over it. That is why you will see two mattes. When I bought the print at a antique store, there was a thick felt with a rope attached to swing over the print. I believe it was to hang on a picture rail that some old houses had. It is also numbered and titled "High Up" on the back of the print and when I had it framed the framer wrote it on the back of the frame. There is no signature, I had always wished there was because I tried to look it up on line and found nothing. I had it appraised about six years ago and just the print alone was worth $225.00. I believe it is from around the the early 1900's. That is all I know about the print. So enjoy and know she is special. Thank you.
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Wow! Its very beautiful! Nice piece! One thing though, I'm not sure why this is in the questions forum?
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trying to find out who either manufactured this or the author?
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Ah I see! Sorry about that! Thank you for clarifying! I will research it immediately ;)
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thanks a lot--someone once told me it may be from a group called "fantasy angels" but i never could prove that
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this is not an angel....more like a cherub......looks like cupid....
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Hmm, at the very earliest in the time range it could have been painted from 1824 on. The year of 1824, I believe was when balloons were invented (haha) so that may help find your artist. It also appears to be a kind of classical realism type painting.
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bigwull-I think you may be right-all my research was for "angel..balloon'
Callie--truly noted the year balloons were first made -- I wondered if it was from new mexico with all the air balloons back in the day--
she remains a mystery to me and thanks
ps-the previous owner also told me her eyes follow you---and I swear they do....look at the pics her eyes are really beautiful
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whose a clever boy then..... ;D....
http://www.ebay.com/itm/RPPC-Hand-Tinted-Cherub-Child-BALLOONS-Postcard-/200651980542
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ok--gotta give credit bigwull--did you know what language the card was?
so real kids--do you think they were done by the same person?
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the writing on the card is in various languages...its just a stock....writing... telling what it is...
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the origin of the card is Germany...therefore ...it might also be the same for your print...
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The concept of the card and your painting are the same, however the card is a photograph which was hand tinted... It could possibly be the same artist or group of artists, but I'm doubting it :/ They hold a striking resemblance though, which is wonderful bigwull.
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way off on my new mexico thoughts, germany --
bigwull did you understand what this person wrote to me about the rope this was hung with/ would that date it -- this is so nicely done somebody all along the way took care of it
Would you consider this a print?
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thanks callie--I see what you mean--
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Reminds me of artwork you would see on Victorian valentines!
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Have you ever checked the back? Has this been framed like this since you've had it, since there seems to be another mat?
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Looks almost chromolitho but not quite, as if it were more recent.
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Another postcard, likely from the same period/session. Dated 1910 ... with Germany given as country of origin. Being sold from Belgium.
http://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/151579825/german-postcard-angel-girl-in-a-basket
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Another postcard, likely from the same period/session. Dated 1910 ... with Germany given as country of origin. Being sold from Belgium.
http://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/151579825/german-postcard-angel-girl-in-a-basket
what was that you were saying about not being able to find things....... ;D
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thanks all--
greenacres--no,this is professionally framed, I'd have to tear it all apart to see it. Just going by what the woman I bought it from told me. I am the third owner. The first one kept it on a "rope", the second lady framed it, I just bought it.
thanks for finding the post card, I actually bought one like it off of ebay--but side by side there's just enough difference that maybe one is later..or maybe that's just me thinking out loud
My hope was that the rope would date it, actually I can't figure out how they kept it nice not framed all those years. With all the info all of you dug up it makes me think it came out of germany-
Shes so pretty and the balloons just add so much to the pic or print -- I'm not even sure how to tell that.
Thanks for taking your time on this I really appreciate it.
Plus I said the title wrong, it is high up, not up high
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It could be an advertisement poster.
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greenacres--there's an original thought
the lady I purchased from said it was numbered on the back so would that make a difference/
I can't figure out how she put an amount on the print at all
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greenacres--there's an original thought
the lady I purchased from said it was numbered on the back so would that make a difference/
I can't figure out how she put an amount on the print at all
..sometimes...its...pick a number and hope for the best.....i,ve seen things sell for ridiculous amounts of money.at auction...yet they can be bought new for less....and i feel that this is what has happened here....initially this print looked very renaissance...but.. ..it now looks like its not what it seems...