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[VaBelle35]

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@gidgetgh wrote:

And here's the back. Do you think a black light or ultraviolet light would help with the signature?

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I think the top line is the date.  28 [Maybe in Latin or another language] and the year.

[Q4u]

BTW, if you choose eBay and put the painting up for sale in an action, you may be disappointed if you start the painting low expecting the public to bid it up to, at least... value.  That's not happening on eBay much anymore. Find out what the value may be before listing it for sale.  At least then, if you choose an auction, you can list it at what the value is (or the least you're willing to get for it)... and then let the auction ride. 

[CatsyCline]

 the painting looks to be a study done by an art student. the background seems roughed in around the figure and there is a flat look to the brush work.  the philodendron is an interesting touch.  i'm sure you can find a buyer. are their auctioneers in your area? call and ask.  oh and  the painter would not necessarily add a signature on the face of the work because it is not an original work.

[Citrine1]

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@SeaMaiden wrote:

@gidgetgh   This was a fun post!  I would be just as curious as you about it.   Sorry some posters  here came off as rude to you.  I feel the painting has a lot of history, at least in your family. I hope you can decide what you want to do with it and feel good about it. I personally would hold on to it and keep digging.....you just never know....it might be worth  a lot to the right person. 

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I agree with @SeaMaiden on every point here!

[gidgetgh]

@SaRina And others, I used a flashlight to light the other side of the back of the painting. For tonight, this is as good as it gets. I'll try again tomorrow in daylight, but it's very light. Much lighter writing than the other side. 

Assuming the other picture I posted is the date and town/province, this should be the signature. There is definitely no signature on the painting itself. 

[tansy]

What a fun post and what a perfectly awful painting😜

[gidgetgh]

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@tansy wrote:

What a fun post and what a perfectly awful painting😜

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@tansy- that's how my sister and I feel about the painting and also how our mom felt!  LOL. My dad, who remembered it ever since he could remember it as a little boy, absolutely loved it and had it hanging over the den couch. Yowza. 

I always knew that when the day came for me to empty their house and take care of their things, this painting would be one of the last things. And it is!

We also have two cloisonné vases that are stumping me a little but I'm close to taking those to consignment and let the chips fall where they may. I'm pretty sure that my great aunt bought one of them in Japan so I'm trying to research it some more,  but there are absolutely no identifying marks on it anywhere. 

[software]

Everything is worth something to someone.    Do you know why he loved it?   Is it a landscape of a local scene?   Maybe there is someone from his generation who would know or do you have a local historical society that would look at it. 

If it has a story, it would be worth more.   Even if not from a known artist.

Good luck

@gidgetgh

[Pearlee]

@gidgetgh  That is one fugly painting!  I sure don't want it, unless it's really a Velazquez - then you can give it to me!  

Seriously, if I found out it's really of little-to-no-value and it were mine, I'd probably keep it in a room I don't go in much (or your sister can do this if she likes it any better than you do) just because it's so old and because it would rmind me of my father.   

I would not, however, put it over my living room mantelpiece in prominent view!  

I don't think you should do anything about getting rid of it until you find out more about it from someone who knows what they are doing - just in case there is some value to it, you don't want to be sorry you got rid of it.  

I say this because people here in town have found Picasso sketches and other similar things of great value at our Goodwill-type places.  You don't want to have any regrets.

[conlt]

You have to have a reputable art appraiser appraise it. Please don't put it in a consigment shop. It may be worth money to you and your sister.