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<p>[QUOTE="2manybooks, post: 2208683, member: 8267"]The dots that appear in halftone prints are not that obvious, usually requiring magnification (or really good eyesight) to be visible. We just had a discussion of this type of photo mechanical print on another thread - <a href="https://www.antiquers.com/threads/is-this-a-print-its-always-a-print.50087/#post-2197859" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.antiquers.com/threads/is-this-a-print-its-always-a-print.50087/#post-2197859">https://www.antiquers.com/threads/is-this-a-print-its-always-a-print.50087/#post-2197859</a> - and [USER=14066]@Couch Potato Wannabe[/USER] included a nice illustration of the effect. </p><p><br /></p><p>The pattern in the artwork you posted does look like canvas. But I would reserve judgment on whether it is an actual painting. Prints may reproduce the appearance of a painting on canvas. And there is also a technique of printing on textured canvas that is used to imitate paintings. You really need to see the actual paint surface to be sure.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="2manybooks, post: 2208683, member: 8267"]The dots that appear in halftone prints are not that obvious, usually requiring magnification (or really good eyesight) to be visible. We just had a discussion of this type of photo mechanical print on another thread - [URL]https://www.antiquers.com/threads/is-this-a-print-its-always-a-print.50087/#post-2197859[/URL] - and [USER=14066]@Couch Potato Wannabe[/USER] included a nice illustration of the effect. The pattern in the artwork you posted does look like canvas. But I would reserve judgment on whether it is an actual painting. Prints may reproduce the appearance of a painting on canvas. And there is also a technique of printing on textured canvas that is used to imitate paintings. You really need to see the actual paint surface to be sure.[/QUOTE]
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