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    Posted 6 years ago

    ho2cultcha
    (5042 items)

    Here's an old painting i found today. The painting is 6 inches by 8 inches and shows a fair amount of age - 19th century would be my guess. there is a label on the back which says: Papier Mache Tablet for Oil Painting along with some other stuff - in old, fancy script. Any info appreciated!

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    1. artfoot artfoot, 6 years ago
      Am I seeing things or is this signed COX in the lower left corner?
    2. ho2cultcha ho2cultcha, 6 years ago
      i think you are seeing things! you almost got me seeing things too, but i was seeing an S and possibly an R and a small A. but i don't think so. this is a very nice painting regardless. you can see it in the quality of the reflections and the sky. it's very dirty, so it's a little hard to see.
    3. ho2cultcha ho2cultcha, 6 years ago
      the writing on the back says:

      Papier-Mache Tablet for Oil Painting

      This consists of a thin sheet of Papier Mache prepared on the surface similar to Artist' Canvas ....... [can't read the rest].
    4. kwqd kwqd, 6 years ago
      Very nice. Definitely needs a clean. If it is varnished, it should clean up nicely.
    5. Caperkid, 6 years ago
      This reminds me of many paintings I've seen of Grand Manan.
    6. Caperkid, 6 years ago
      Grand Manan is an Island in the gulf of Maine.
    7. ho2cultcha ho2cultcha, 6 years ago
      thank you kwqd and Caperkid! yes, it does remind me of Grand Manan.
    8. ho2cultcha ho2cultcha, 6 years ago
      i cleaned it up a bit w/ q-tips and a very diluted mix of warm water and dishwashing soap. the first pic shows the cleaned up version.

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