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<p>[QUOTE="OakandThistle, post: 8604575, member: 19246"]I would appreciate any thoughts on this painting I’ve owned for 20 years. Purchased at a central Illinois antique store. Painting is 17” x 23” not including the frame which appears to be more recent than the painting. I just recently noticed what may be a signature at the center bottom … I read “GHM ??”. It is oil on canvas in brown tones with white highlights. The tacks holding the canvas on the ¾” thick stretchers appear to be irregular (handmade?) iThe scene shows a man tending several cows, men on horseback, a steep-pitched roof home. There is an abrasion at the rear of the cow.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Any thoughts on this painting are welcome: dating? When were paintings of this genre and color tones popular? Thoughts on signature? Thoughts on country of origin or geography of subject. European? Thanks in Advance.[ATTACH=full]428344[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]428344[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]428345[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]428346[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]428347[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]428348[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]428349[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="OakandThistle, post: 8604575, member: 19246"]I would appreciate any thoughts on this painting I’ve owned for 20 years. Purchased at a central Illinois antique store. Painting is 17” x 23” not including the frame which appears to be more recent than the painting. I just recently noticed what may be a signature at the center bottom … I read “GHM ??”. It is oil on canvas in brown tones with white highlights. The tacks holding the canvas on the ¾” thick stretchers appear to be irregular (handmade?) iThe scene shows a man tending several cows, men on horseback, a steep-pitched roof home. There is an abrasion at the rear of the cow. Any thoughts on this painting are welcome: dating? When were paintings of this genre and color tones popular? Thoughts on signature? Thoughts on country of origin or geography of subject. European? Thanks in Advance.[ATTACH=full]428344[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]428344[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]428345[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]428346[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]428347[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]428348[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]428349[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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