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Antiques! => Antique Questions Forum => Topic started by: jerryk on May 16, 2017, 05:08:37 PM
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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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another
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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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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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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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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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I still cant see it but i trust you all do, still trying to see it :(
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Don`t look at the painting,,look at the reply#3 pic,, right in the center !! Its pretty clear even without enlarging !!
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In the 1930's Gypsy paintings were again a real craze! Also, the Pre-Raphaelite paintings had a touch of this style.
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True, and the 1925 year would be correct !! Late 20`s into the 1930`s !!
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is it possible this was painted before the 20's or 30's i removed one nail and looks almost hand made , i dunno were nails used during the 30's?
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Can yoiu post a pic of one of the nails !! Are they nails or flat sided framers tacks ?? Yes nails were used in the 20`s and 30`s !!