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[RoughDraft]

My best guess on the OP's particular painting is that many art students/amateur painters love to copy parts of famous art.

One can see from the actual/real painting, the delicacy of the work...almost photographic in content.  The others that have been shown on this thread are rather crude and amateur.  My best guess is that someone (possibly an art student) attempted to copy this most interesting character.

[golding76]

That face in the painting!*#   So disquieting!  It's no wonder you glare back at him -- I'd cover his face.  LOL

[CelticCrafter]

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@golding76 wrote:

That face in the painting!*#   So disquieting!  It's no wonder you glare back at him -- I'd cover his face.  LOL

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I'd turn him to the wall, hide him under the bed or the back of the closet!

[depglass]

Re New Orleans art galleries:  I once took a trip to New Orleans all by myself.  (My sister gave me free air miles from her husband who worked at Mobil in exchange for babysitting while they went to Hawaii.)  This was about 20 years ago and I spent days trekking around the French Quarter.  All the art galleries featured portraits of Kramer from Seinfeld and a blue dog, the significance of which has escaped me.  If I were you I would consign this to a local antiques auction, a higher end one with good traffic. Commission runs around 25%. 

[Marp]

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@Pearlee- exactly. I don't want to be watching Antiques Roadshow one day and someone shows up with this painting and says "I bought it for $1.00 at Goodwill".  I want to walk away from this painting with a sense of peace, knowing that I did what I could to determine its value.... or lack thereof, LOL. 

I smiled at your fugly comment. That's how we feel. I keep it in our guest room, resting against the bed. It's in there with my stuffed bear that I got when I was 3. My bear doesn't like it either and would prefer it not to be there!

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Lol @gidgetgh, keep the painting.  When you have guests put the painting in the back of the closet or under the bed until they are close to over-staying their welcome.  Then do a little redocorating of the guest room by hanging the painting over the bed.

[ROMARY]

It's very well executed (the actual artwork, shading, shadows, etc.).   Not the worst painting in the world, for sure.  I wouldn't give up on it.  The signature and date look very authentic.  I'd do more research with qualified experts.  Not just 'anyone', that is.  Knowing myself, I'd hang it somewhere in the house, if only in a hallway or entrance way.  Maybe not in a bedroom, though.  Also, I'd keep it and appreciate the family history associated with it.  I'd tape a note on the back saying 'Do not throw out', and include your family information re: who owned it, etc.  If nothing at all, someone 'down the line' will appreciate it.  There's eventually always somebody sentimental in a family...........

[gidgetgh]

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@ROMARY wrote:

It's very well executed (the actual artwork, shading, shadows, etc.).   Not the worst painting in the world, for sure.  I wouldn't give up on it.  The signature and date look very authentic.  I'd do more research with qualified experts.  Not just 'anyone', that is.  Knowing myself, I'd hang it somewhere in the house, if only in a hallway or entrance way.  Maybe not in a bedroom, though.  Also, I'd keep it and appreciate the family history associated with it.  I'd tape a note on the back saying 'Do not throw out', and include your family information re: who owned it, etc.  If nothing at all, someone 'down the line' will appreciate it.  There's eventually always somebody sentimental in a family...........

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@ROMARY- it's just my sister and me. Her children have no interest in it and I don't have children. I'm going to keep researching but the goal is to bring it to resolution in my lifetime. 

[silentgirl]

@gidgetgh  You've done a good job of sleuthing!

Just wanted to add, with respect to a previous post of another and the comment about Sotheby's and the 5,000.00 limit; to my knowledge, that is inaccurate-

I've taken part in five Sotheby's auctions over the years, though it doesn't make me an expert,  more than likely, they may have felt it just couldn't be authenticated-In other words, they could not guarantee the signature.

That, in and of itself may be telling for you as to its monetary value and the notability of the artist.

It wasn't uncommon, as you mentioned, for individuals/artists to leave the city, spend time on the coast with their easel and palette.  Though it is interesting that artist would choose to copy a Diego V painting-

I'd be inclined to ask a dealer what they thought was fair price for sale.

Good luck.

[VaBelle35]

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@CelticCrafter wrote:

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@golding76 wrote:

That face in the painting!*#   So disquieting!  It's no wonder you glare back at him -- I'd cover his face.  LOL

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I'd turn him to the wall, hide him under the bed or the back of the closet!

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Ha!  My brother does that with paintings my mother had of clowns that her brother painted.

My uncle minored in art in college and does truly beautiful oil paintings.  Typical still life for the most part.

He painted several clowns, one of which is the clown from the opera Pagliacci.  My brother, who was scared by a clown at a circus as a toddler, hated these paintings.  He would stay up late watching tv and take them off the wall because they were looking at him and the eyes would follow him.  My mother was always rehanging them.

My uncle's masterpiece is a toreador and bull from a photo he took on one of their trips to Spain.  Family members loved it so much that he ended up making 3 or 4 of them.  It's huge, about 4' x 3'.  The colors are stunning with red and gold.

While it wouldn't fit in my decor, I will take it with me when we sell his house in a few weeks.  I have a spare bedroom that I use for an office/library and its not really decorated, so it can go in there for now.

I'm sure it would sell to someone at a garage sale, but it has sentimental value to us.

[gidgetgh]

I just took a few brighter pictures of what we think is the signature but I think last nights darker pictures are better.