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- Teri,
If the fingerprint doesn't convince them, maybe the 'fingerprint' that the painting left on the floor of the studio would. In order words, can you match up the most peripheral drips on the painting, those that go over the edge (and presumably on to the studio floor), with those drips on teh studio floor that would have been contiguous with the edge of the painting? Anyone who has ever spray painted something has seen the halo of paint left around the base of the object. Maybe you can match a halo from the studio floor to the paintng itself. - Reply to this comment
- Teri,
If the fingerprint doesn't convince them, maybe the 'fingerprint' that the painting left on the floor of the studio would. In order words, can you match up the most peripheral drips on the painting, those that go over the edge (and presumably on to the studio floor), with those drips on teh studio floor that would have been contiguous with the edge of the painting? Anyone who has ever spray painted something has seen the halo of paint left around the base of the object. Maybe you can match a halo from the studio floor to the paintng itself. - Reply to this comment
- Has anyone considered the possibility that no matter how great an artist Jackson Pollack may have been, that maybe even the greats have a bad day, and do a bad painting, and just maybe, toss it in the trash? So it doesn't look to some as if Pollack painted it? It could be that he did, and it wasn't his best work and he knew it. Or, maybe it isn't a Pollack. Unless further forensics are done on the painting, we won't have a chance to know if it's genuine. Stranger things have indeed happened, tho. I recall an episode of "Antiques Roadshow" on PBS, where this man found out that he owned an original 13-colonies flag, what he had thought was an old blanket on his chair in his home.
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- Has anyone considered the possibility that no matter how great an artist Jackson Pollack may have been, that maybe even the greats have a bad day, and do a bad painting, and just maybe, toss it in the trash? So it doesn't look to some as if Pollack painted it? It could be that he did, and it wasn't his best work and he knew it. Or, maybe it isn't a Pollack. Unless further forensics are done on the painting, we won't have a chance to know if it's genuine. Stranger things have indeed happened, tho. I recall an episode of "Antiques Roadshow" on PBS, where this man found out that he owned an original 13-colonies flag, what he had thought was an old blanket on his chair in his home.
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- Hi
I have a painting which is unsigned but is in the style of Manet and has a portrait of a boy in blue that is quite similar to other Manet portraits. I need someone to authenticate who is willing to do it for free. If it's real, i'll sell it and they can get a portion of the proceeds. It's small - about 8x10 but looks like it was taken from a larger canvas. Got it from my grandparents back in the day and it is for sure somewhat old. They have passed on now and am curious if it is real. My grandpa always said it was a real Manet but i didn't believe him.
e-mail address is justcurious543@yahoo.com
If you are in the bay area in california, that would be a plus. - Reply to this comment
- Hi
I have a painting which is unsigned but is in the style of Manet and has a portrait of a boy in blue that is quite similar to other Manet portraits. I need someone to authenticate who is willing to do it for free. If it's real, i'll sell it and they can get a portion of the proceeds. It's small - about 8x10 but looks like it was taken from a larger canvas. Got it from my grandparents back in the day and it is for sure somewhat old. They have passed on now and am curious if it is real. My grandpa always said it was a real Manet but i didn't believe him.
e-mail address is justcurious543@yahoo.com
If you are in the bay area in california, that would be a plus. - Reply to this comment
- Teri, I can relate to how you feel. After doing the research you have done you know your painting is the real deal. However, the elite "art world" does not have possession of the painting. The "art world" is just like politics. It's not what you know, it is who you know. I'm going through a similar situation. The road to authentication is really rough for those who does not fit into the elite art world. What ever you do Teri, don't let anyone shake your belief. Thank you for keeping it real.
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- It looks real from here and the fingerprint is convincing. Try analyzing the paint, comparing it w/that in the workshop. It also looks like it might be a pair w/the large painting - perhaps an echo or reflection piece. I also think it should be horizontal.
The "art expert" came across as a phony baloney.
If it's authentic, what a great provenance - found in a thrift shop by a trucker! I really hope it is. - Reply to this comment
- Part 2
Our gov needs to make all records of art sales and museum art value available to the public.
To prove the point how would you like it if only realtors knew the selling prices of homes.
They could have a tv show where you bring photos of your home, they might ask you what you know about your home and its value and of course if anyone else has told you a price. - Reply to this comment
- I think the painting is a forgery including the finger print; particularly the finger print.
A. Gene Young - Reply to this comment
