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<p>[QUOTE="antidiem, post: 4392223, member: 30"]I agree with the possible date of 1940s, but I don't see any paint on the side of the canvas. None. Improbable for the painter to have painted this heavily to completely obfuscate the burlap on front and not have smeared or stained any fleck of paint onto the sides? There is only one photo of the side, is there paint overlapping the sides anywhere?</p><p><br /></p><p>Now, I understand why it looked decoupaged to me: the painting looks extremely overly thick - is it painted upon a flat surface that is then mounted to the canvas? Can you please double check this detail? </p><p><br /></p><p>Only in small areas does the paint brush strokes align with what has been painted. Everwhere else appears to have been painted over a (gessoed?) texture perhaps done at the outset with a pallet knife. I'm still not sure how there is no paint shown on the side edge. Are the stretcher bars extremely thin?</p><p><br /></p><p>The canvas is a cheap burlap, rather than a linen cotton duck fabric. Is it a backing for the painting glued on top of it? I did read that you said "directly painted on this rough linen support" but please what does "flattened" mean?</p><p><br /></p><p>The green faced "horse" looks more like a camel face. I cannot tell if the white thing is a camel saddle or if it is the back of the horse above that one? <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/wink.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=";)" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="antidiem, post: 4392223, member: 30"]I agree with the possible date of 1940s, but I don't see any paint on the side of the canvas. None. Improbable for the painter to have painted this heavily to completely obfuscate the burlap on front and not have smeared or stained any fleck of paint onto the sides? There is only one photo of the side, is there paint overlapping the sides anywhere? Now, I understand why it looked decoupaged to me: the painting looks extremely overly thick - is it painted upon a flat surface that is then mounted to the canvas? Can you please double check this detail? Only in small areas does the paint brush strokes align with what has been painted. Everwhere else appears to have been painted over a (gessoed?) texture perhaps done at the outset with a pallet knife. I'm still not sure how there is no paint shown on the side edge. Are the stretcher bars extremely thin? The canvas is a cheap burlap, rather than a linen cotton duck fabric. Is it a backing for the painting glued on top of it? I did read that you said "directly painted on this rough linen support" but please what does "flattened" mean? The green faced "horse" looks more like a camel face. I cannot tell if the white thing is a camel saddle or if it is the back of the horse above that one? ;)[/QUOTE]
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