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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;journeymagazine, post: 9864144, member: 84&quot;]Hi everyone, </p><p>I bought 5-6 old paintings (except 2nd one shown below- it&#039;s obviously newer) at my regular thrift store yesterday for $100.</p><p>1 is signed J. Klees 1913 - googling the name I found another painting by that artist saying it was a German artist &amp; they were asking over $1,000 for that piece; although it was on 1stDibs, which is always expensive.</p><p>Mine is in rough condition with 1 repaired tear and another that needs repair (look at white cloud about mid way down left of center)</p><p>Can anyone find anything more on J. Klees?</p><p>And is mine worth having repaired?</p><p><br /></p><p>The 2nd one I have to admit I thought was a child&#039;s painting &amp; almost left it, but I suddenly thought of Jean Michael Basquiat,&nbsp; and even though I couldn&#039;t find a signature on it and a image search didn&#039;t tell me anything, I put it in the stack of old paintings I&#039;d collected. </p><p>Could this one be by Basquiat - didn&#039;t he not sign some of his works?</p><p>If not, any thoughts on it? (Outsider art? Primitive art? Child&#039;s art?</p><p><br /></p><p>Thank you in advance for any help, it is greatly appreciated!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]494728[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]494729[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]494730[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]494731[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]494732[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]494733[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]494734[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>PS - the canvas on painting above was very dry but I took a spray bottle with water &amp; spritzed the back &amp; then lightly rubbed it in - like I learned here to remove bumps or dents on paintings&nbsp; - and it really did help it![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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