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<p>[QUOTE="blooey, post: 966222, member: 12007"]I feel this painting is a copy of an earlier painting. Stylistically the work is school of or after Poussin, but doesn't look to me like it's from the hand of a master. I'd say an oldish copy, but a copy nevertheless ...however still has some value as an old copy.</p><p><br /></p><p>I'm basing my judgement not only on competency but on the board itself.</p><p>It has signs of "old" with pit saw, adze marks and colour etc., however, IMHO the edges and corners of the panel are much too "clean" and "tidy" to have been around for centuries. In my experience, paintings of great age have been framed or handled several times over their lifetimes and the reverse will show the marks of handling, rehanging, reframing etc. </p><p><br /></p><p>If there is a frame, it would be interesting to see that and see whether the nail marks on the back of the panel match the positions on the frame.</p><p><br /></p><p>If it is a 19thc. European copy, as I suggest, likely the panel is from an old piece of furniture.</p><p><br /></p><p>There are exceptions of course, but this has been my experience.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="blooey, post: 966222, member: 12007"]I feel this painting is a copy of an earlier painting. Stylistically the work is school of or after Poussin, but doesn't look to me like it's from the hand of a master. I'd say an oldish copy, but a copy nevertheless ...however still has some value as an old copy. I'm basing my judgement not only on competency but on the board itself. It has signs of "old" with pit saw, adze marks and colour etc., however, IMHO the edges and corners of the panel are much too "clean" and "tidy" to have been around for centuries. In my experience, paintings of great age have been framed or handled several times over their lifetimes and the reverse will show the marks of handling, rehanging, reframing etc. If there is a frame, it would be interesting to see that and see whether the nail marks on the back of the panel match the positions on the frame. If it is a 19thc. European copy, as I suggest, likely the panel is from an old piece of furniture. There are exceptions of course, but this has been my experience.[/QUOTE]
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