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<p>[QUOTE="journeymagazine, post: 4325307, member: 84"]I saw this painting while at a thrift store & almost passed it by, but it was about the only new painting I'd found so far so I picked it up to look it over. When I looked at the back I read about it being one of 100's that had been delivered to the Sarpy County, Nebraska probate court. </p><p>I'd never seen anything like this on a painting so I googled the artist name - imagine my surprise when I saw his paintings valued in the $1,000's (1 sold on eBay for over $2,000!) and that his work did not appear for sale very often!</p><p>Has anyone seen a sticker like this on a painting/art before? Can I say it's more rare as it came from his private collection that wasn't intended for sale?</p><p><br /></p><p>But my main question I have is; it's dirty - how could I clean it? (was going to try a rag dampened with warm water but thought I should wait & ask here first to be safe!)</p><p>It also has a flea bite size fleck of paint missing (3rd Photo - to right of center where snow meets the grass & trees - how much does that hurt it's value?</p><p>I thought Friday was one of the best thrift store treasure hunting days when I found a over sized Keds high top sneaker display piece - but this is right up there!</p><p>Thank you for any help, I appreciate it very much!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]354361[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]354362[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]354363[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]354364[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]354365[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]354366[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>BELOW TAKEN OUTSIDE HOPING FOR "CLEANER" LOOKING PAINTING - BUT IT WAS CLOUDY & ABOUT TO RAIN</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]354367[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]354368[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]354369[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="journeymagazine, post: 4325307, member: 84"]I saw this painting while at a thrift store & almost passed it by, but it was about the only new painting I'd found so far so I picked it up to look it over. When I looked at the back I read about it being one of 100's that had been delivered to the Sarpy County, Nebraska probate court. I'd never seen anything like this on a painting so I googled the artist name - imagine my surprise when I saw his paintings valued in the $1,000's (1 sold on eBay for over $2,000!) and that his work did not appear for sale very often! Has anyone seen a sticker like this on a painting/art before? Can I say it's more rare as it came from his private collection that wasn't intended for sale? But my main question I have is; it's dirty - how could I clean it? (was going to try a rag dampened with warm water but thought I should wait & ask here first to be safe!) It also has a flea bite size fleck of paint missing (3rd Photo - to right of center where snow meets the grass & trees - how much does that hurt it's value? I thought Friday was one of the best thrift store treasure hunting days when I found a over sized Keds high top sneaker display piece - but this is right up there! Thank you for any help, I appreciate it very much! [ATTACH=full]354361[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]354362[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]354363[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]354364[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]354365[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]354366[/ATTACH] BELOW TAKEN OUTSIDE HOPING FOR "CLEANER" LOOKING PAINTING - BUT IT WAS CLOUDY & ABOUT TO RAIN [ATTACH=full]354367[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]354368[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]354369[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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