Estate found Partridge Birds Painting

I found this a few months ago, since I live with my dad in a mobile home taking care of him, not much room for things I like.
This one was hanging on a wall at a family estate sale, I grabbed it fast. Never seen a frame like this before, also I don't know who the artist is, any help ?

Thank You

Billy D.

 

Your painting appears to be Mid-Century Modern style and although I could not find the particular artist I think I have found another painting by the same artist.
Here the link and some other artists that sometimes sign "Monti":
https://www.1stdibs.com/furniture/wall-decorations/paintings/beautiful-modernist-painting-monti/id-f_1054682/
Yra Monti
Cesare Monti
Jean Monti
R. Monti

 

very cool custom made frame and interesting art work.......

have you thought about collecting....say....stamps ?

( ps. taking care of your Dad....Kudo's my friend !! )

 

Looks done with spray bus paint

 

Collecting stamps, no. Yeah, my poor dad with alzheimers...

 

Bus spray paint, ah cool, the Partridge Family bus...

 

Very cool Man, Thanks Joshua for all your work..

 

I certainly don't see anything remotely MCM about your piece. Looks modern.

Debora

 

Hi Debora, the lady said her husband got it in the 70's at a swap meet. MCM is what era ? 50's 60's ?

 

I'm very surprised. I have never seen anything like it from that era.

Debora

 

I would have thought 80's at the earliest. The "frame" looks like a section of exterior railing. Is it wood or metal?

 

The frame is metal

 

That's what I thought. How big?

 

Yes, 1980s at the very earliest would be my take as well.

Debora

 

I just pulled the back cardboard off, here is what I found. " Hi-Art " Artist Illustration board, approved for flurographic process. Can't find it though.

 

Is that what the painting is on or is that just a backer board?

 

It's what the painting is on, also the frame is wood, I thought it was metal.

 

Frame is wood, I just pulled of my top shelf storage area, for some reason I thought it was metal, kind of looks like though huh ?

 

Well, here's a Hi-Art board that looks like a generation away from yours.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/gldahl43/5576707604/in/album-72157626397929662/

You photograph of frame appears to be sideways. Is that the case? Horizontal piece in vertical standing frame?

Debora

 

Well, that's a surprise, but it is what it is.

I googled the Hi-Art (etc) from the back and only got results for 1 painting on a different weight of the same material (previously listed on eBay, unsigned and undated, described as "modern Abstract still life." The other results were all describing these boards being used for mounted prints and photographs. I was hoping to see if there was any kind of "history of use" that might be useful.