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<p>[QUOTE="GaleriaGila, post: 149138, member: 993"]I could go in two directions. One... appreciate it for its warmth, very old looks, and primitive (to put it nicely) frame. Two... I could wonder what it would look like cleaned up... wayyyyy cleaned up. Might be a great blue sky and some amazing colors under the years.</p><p>How big is it? If very big at all, I worry that your frame is gonna fall apart unless fixed. Suggests to me a very eccentric artist, or maybe a really ollllld canvas that was re-stretched? Are those screws or round nails?</p><p>Content-wise, it's pleasing and balanced. Some might say poor detail; some might say minimalist. Has a really old, even 1750-1850 look to me, but I tend to be gullible.</p><p>There might have been writing there, but I can't make anything out. Maybe one of our photo-enhancers can find something.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="GaleriaGila, post: 149138, member: 993"]I could go in two directions. One... appreciate it for its warmth, very old looks, and primitive (to put it nicely) frame. Two... I could wonder what it would look like cleaned up... wayyyyy cleaned up. Might be a great blue sky and some amazing colors under the years. How big is it? If very big at all, I worry that your frame is gonna fall apart unless fixed. Suggests to me a very eccentric artist, or maybe a really ollllld canvas that was re-stretched? Are those screws or round nails? Content-wise, it's pleasing and balanced. Some might say poor detail; some might say minimalist. Has a really old, even 1750-1850 look to me, but I tend to be gullible. There might have been writing there, but I can't make anything out. Maybe one of our photo-enhancers can find something.[/QUOTE]
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