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Message:: [QUOTE="journeymagazine, post: 3565237, member: 84"]A guy came to my estate/garage sale today & ended up buying $400 worth of art - 2 paintings + 2 lithos. Plus I gave him a framed Monroe photo w/a newspaper article for free when he complimented it.While I was helping him pack his van I looked at the other art he'd gotten from a earlier estate sale & saw this Jasper Johns painting.I asked him if he wanted to sell it & he told me he'd just bought it for $150 and would sell it to me for $250 - I offered $200 and reminded him of the price cut I gave when he asked + the Monroe piece he liked for free.He agreed & I gave him back $200 of the $400 he'd just handed me!While photographing it to show here I opened a corner of the back to be sure it was a painting and it is! But the center square looks like it was glued or added onto the black paper the painting was on and then painted over/along it's edges.But it IS a painting - I felt it and it was easy to feel/tell!It's not big 19" x 16" with frame.So:Is it a real Jasper Johns & not a copy/fan (I read he's famous for the American symbols he puts in his works; flags, etc.. Closest this has is a bullet!)Is it worth the $200 I gave/traded for it? (Did I do good?!!)Why such a thick, triple layer piece behind the painting? The staples too were heavy duty)Thank you for any info it is appreciated!PS - I must be addicted to art or the hustle of buying & selling it - just as I got rid of some...I bought another! lol [ATTACH=full]305929[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]305931[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]305932[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]305933[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]305934[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]305935[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]305936[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]305937[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]

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