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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;MrNate, post: 334594, member: 5515&quot;]Let me start by saying this is a beautiful painting. The cracking of the paint, tone of the back of the canvas, and darkness of the wood all line up with the supposed age of the piece.</p><p><br /></p><p>A couple observations, most of the signatures of the artist seem to have his full first name. The signature looks different compared to his other identified works. I also don’t see other works where he lists the year of the painting.</p><p><br /></p><p>Possible explanation: It’s still entirely possible the work is from him; perhaps someone that owned the artwork signed it years later to identify him. It’s always a possibility that someone painted it in his style, but given that he is not a super well known artist, why spend the time to do that? If I were in your shoes, I would research which art galleries have successfully taken his work to auction. I would contact directly and ask for an auction estimate. You might just “back in” to a confirmation of authenticity at no cost.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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