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<p>[QUOTE="antidiem, post: 642, member: 30"]Hi Sharona! That "cardboard material" appears to be flat canvas with a piece of thin cardboard glued to the back. I'm not sure I've ever seen the back of a flat canvas before that didn't have the manufacturer's name or some other identifying marking stamped onto the back. It almost looks hand-made. </p><p><br /></p><p>If you mentioned the size, I missed it. The weave of the fabric makes me think it is quite small? idk?</p><p><br /></p><p>I can see that where it once had an eyehole screw inserted for a hanger has made some damage on the back. Has the hanger wire been inserted at the bottom of the back now? --That will cause the painting to lean forward a whole lot when hung on a wall. I would still sell this with the frame because the frame will protect the corners during shipping. </p><p><br /></p><p>As for the painting, it is pretty well done (not the best but certainly not the worst), ocean water is more difficult to paint to get a realistic appearance than, for example: trees. I'm inclined to think this is the northeast New England coast and the Atlantic Ocean, rather than the Pacific - although I have nothing tangible to base my opinion on other than the colors of the rocks and the lighting. </p><p><br /></p><p>Perhaps some of our New Englanders can give their take on the location? idk? Somehow I doubt that this was done in another country and then shipped in to the USA, but anything is possible.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="antidiem, post: 642, member: 30"]Hi Sharona! That "cardboard material" appears to be flat canvas with a piece of thin cardboard glued to the back. I'm not sure I've ever seen the back of a flat canvas before that didn't have the manufacturer's name or some other identifying marking stamped onto the back. It almost looks hand-made. If you mentioned the size, I missed it. The weave of the fabric makes me think it is quite small? idk? I can see that where it once had an eyehole screw inserted for a hanger has made some damage on the back. Has the hanger wire been inserted at the bottom of the back now? --That will cause the painting to lean forward a whole lot when hung on a wall. I would still sell this with the frame because the frame will protect the corners during shipping. As for the painting, it is pretty well done (not the best but certainly not the worst), ocean water is more difficult to paint to get a realistic appearance than, for example: trees. I'm inclined to think this is the northeast New England coast and the Atlantic Ocean, rather than the Pacific - although I have nothing tangible to base my opinion on other than the colors of the rocks and the lighting. Perhaps some of our New Englanders can give their take on the location? idk? Somehow I doubt that this was done in another country and then shipped in to the USA, but anything is possible.[/QUOTE]
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