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<p>[QUOTE="moreotherstuff, post: 9616174, member: 56"]It looks like there is a large tear in the painting, so you want to be very careful if opening the passepartout. I think it is a souvenir painting from Naples or thereabouts. It's not a fine painting, probably by an otherwise unknown local trying to pick up some tourist money. There could be something on the back, but that is far from certain. The problem with opening the passepartout is the damage to the painting, which may be why it received that type of mounting.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you are going to open it, you need to be prepared in advance with a secure means of handling the damaged paper.</p><p><br /></p><p>It's not difficult to imagine it being 19th century, and gouache sounds likely... it has more weight, more substance, than watercolors.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you do open it, be sure to take more pictures front and back, including details of any apparent textures in the paint, or inscriptions (if any), while the picture is unframed.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="moreotherstuff, post: 9616174, member: 56"]It looks like there is a large tear in the painting, so you want to be very careful if opening the passepartout. I think it is a souvenir painting from Naples or thereabouts. It's not a fine painting, probably by an otherwise unknown local trying to pick up some tourist money. There could be something on the back, but that is far from certain. The problem with opening the passepartout is the damage to the painting, which may be why it received that type of mounting. If you are going to open it, you need to be prepared in advance with a secure means of handling the damaged paper. It's not difficult to imagine it being 19th century, and gouache sounds likely... it has more weight, more substance, than watercolors. If you do open it, be sure to take more pictures front and back, including details of any apparent textures in the paint, or inscriptions (if any), while the picture is unframed.[/QUOTE]
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