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<p>[QUOTE="verybrad, post: 9426702, member: 37"]Not my area of expertise so take what I have to say with a grain of salt. My experience, having seen several large panoramic paintings such as this, is that their value is more decorative than truly valuable. I am sure there are exceptions but I do not see the kind of quality I would expect from a tuly fine example. Given the creasing and crumpling seen, the value is probably further negated.</p><p><br /></p><p>Anecdotally, some friends of mine received a similar sized painting from a Korean friend. Their framer told them that the frame would exceed the value of the art. They went ahead and had it done, costing several hundred dollars. It looked spectacular over their fireplace.</p><p><br /></p><p>This one sold for an opening bid of $20.00 vs. $200-400 estimate. It is 55" long.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]434239[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>In fairness, some do seem to bring good money. Here are several thousand to view. To see prices, sign up for a free account.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.liveauctioneers.com/search/?keyword=chinese%20mountain%20painting&sort=-relevance&status=archive" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.liveauctioneers.com/search/?keyword=chinese%20mountain%20painting&sort=-relevance&status=archive" rel="nofollow">Search "chinese mountain painting" (liveauctioneers.com)</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="verybrad, post: 9426702, member: 37"]Not my area of expertise so take what I have to say with a grain of salt. My experience, having seen several large panoramic paintings such as this, is that their value is more decorative than truly valuable. I am sure there are exceptions but I do not see the kind of quality I would expect from a tuly fine example. Given the creasing and crumpling seen, the value is probably further negated. Anecdotally, some friends of mine received a similar sized painting from a Korean friend. Their framer told them that the frame would exceed the value of the art. They went ahead and had it done, costing several hundred dollars. It looked spectacular over their fireplace. This one sold for an opening bid of $20.00 vs. $200-400 estimate. It is 55" long. [ATTACH=full]434239[/ATTACH] In fairness, some do seem to bring good money. Here are several thousand to view. To see prices, sign up for a free account. [URL='https://www.liveauctioneers.com/search/?keyword=chinese%20mountain%20painting&sort=-relevance&status=archive']Search "chinese mountain painting" (liveauctioneers.com)[/URL][/QUOTE]
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