ANTIQUE OIL PAINTING- SIGNED IN GILT FRAME- MIDDLE EASTERN SETTLEMENT- STUNNING

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ANTIQUE OIL PAINTING- SIGNED IN GILT FRAME- MIDDLE EASTERN SETTLEMENT- STUNNING:
$195.00

I AM OFFERING AN EARLY OIL PAINTING ON PANEL, IN ORIGINAL GILT CARVED-WOOD FRAME. AS FOUND IN A PERSONAL COLLECTION. I REMOVED THE DEGRADING PAPER BACKING TO REVEAL A CLEAN BEVELED PANEL AND EARLY JOINERY. LIKELY 19TH CENTURY, WITH A STUNNING IMPRESSIONISTIC SCENIC, SHOWCASING THE LIVES OF DESERT PEOPLE/ BEDOUINS SURROUNDING A HUT VILLAGE. IN THE BACKDROP ARE SPIRES OF PALMS AND A HAZY SKY. IN THE FOREGROUND, A GROUPIN OF VILLAGERS SURROUNDING A SERIES OF LOW-LYING HUTS. THE FIGURES ARE CLEAR AND EVOCATIVE. MUTED PALETTE ONLY LENDS TO THE FRESCO, ADDING MUCH INTEREST. THE REMOVED PAPER SHOWCASED GREAT AGE, AS DOES THE PERIOD FRAME. THE PAINTING IS STILL CRISP, THOUGH COULD POSSIBLY USE A LIGHTENING. AS FOUND IN AN OLD ESTATE HOME ON THE GOLD COAST. SIGNED, POSSIBLY A HIDDEN TREASURE. THE ARTWORK WAS FANTASTIC, MOSTLY HIGHLY REGARDED LISTED PERIOD PAINTERS AND BRONZE SCULPTORS. I WAS NOT ABLE TO DISCERN THE SIGNATURE, BUT THE PREVIOUS OWNERS HAD IMPECCABLE TASTE. SELLING IT AS A FINE 19TH CENTURY OIL PAINTING, BUT MIGHT BE SHOOTING MYSELF IN THE FOOT.
MEASURES 19.75\" BY 14.75\" IN FRAME. FRAME HAS MINUTE WEAR, BUT SHOWS WELL- 2.75\" IN DEPTH.
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