Goodwill Oil Painting... can I retire now???

[LeeH]

Picked this up at my local Goodwill. Real oil. Real old. I think the frame is much newer than the painting. I've found a couple of other artists named Renis, but their style looks different than this one. Subject is Piazza Navona in Rome. Men in the painting are wearing top hats.

Not even sure how to go about having it checked out. Suggestions? Yeah, I know the odds are it's worthless, but the age alone has me intrigued.

[vash]

Hey you found my high school art project!


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[VaSteve]

There's a great book about the early days of eBay where a guy would buy paintings and add some obscure artists name and sell them for big money. I think he went to jail but it was a good scam for a while.

[Cuda911]

Hmmm... a Google search shows an artist named Joseph Renis (1879-1954).

I found one painting, but the signature is hard to see. Looks roughly similar though.

Always an intriguing venture. I have some old paintings that I have been unable to research, since I can't even read the signatures. Got 'em from the estate of a great aunt who passed away. She had severe Alzheimers, and bought "real" art and trash. When we went through her stuff, there was no easy way to tell the trash from the treasures.

[onlycafe]

send it to tabs, he'll know.

[VaSteve]

I think this is it

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenneth_Walton_(writer)

[KFC911]

Originally Posted by onlycafe

send it to tabs, he'll know.

Tabs was my first thought too! Then I remembered he said two of my family heirlooms: A "Black Velvet Elvis" and "Five Dawgs Playing Poker" weren't "art"

[craigster59]

Doesn't look like Joseph Renis' style, and even if it was, not enough to retire on. Art auction result for artist Joseph Renis. Free art prices Reframe it and hang it, not a bad oil, probably sold on the Paris street in the 40's-50's.

[Chocaholic]

Why do all the people only have one leg?

[slodave]

Why do all the people only have one leg?

You use less paint.

[craigster59]

Originally Posted by Chocaholic

Why do all the people only have one leg?

Maybe the artist is Peggy Renis. Or Eileen Renis. Or the famous Japanese artist, Irene Renis?

[Jerome74911S]

Keep your day job. It's schlock.

[ckissick]

Originally Posted by Chocaholic

Why do all the people only have one leg?

Well, I guess it's not a butt-kicking competition.

[M.D. Holloway]

Holy crap you guys made my spew juice from my nose! Thats some funny shyt!!!

[Bill Douglas]

Or walk into an art auctioneer for a free valuation. He can say on the spot; good, bad or ugly.

[tabs]

Looks like Tourist type of stuff..

My guess is it is worth $100 to $200...for decorator value.

I would like to see a picture to the bac of the painting..

[tabs]

Originally Posted by Cuda911

Hmmm... a Google search shows an artist named Joseph Renis (1879-1954).

I found one painting, but the signature is hard to see. Looks roughly similar though.

Always an intriguing venture. I have some old paintings that I have been unable to research, since I can't even read the signatures. Got 'em from the estate of a great aunt who passed away. She had severe Alzheimers, and bought "real" art and trash. When we went through her stuff, there was no easy way to tell the trash from the treasures.

Anybody who thinks that these two painting were done by the same artist...would like Elvis on Black Velvet...

[sc_rufctr]

Originally Posted by LeeH

Picked this up at my local Goodwill. Real oil. Real old. I think the frame is much newer than the painting. I've found a couple of other artists named Renis, but their style looks different than this one. Subject is Piazza Navona in Rome. Men in the painting are wearing top hats.

Not even sure how to go about having it checked out. Suggestions? Yeah, I know the odds are it's worthless, but the age alone has me intrigued.

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Whatever it's worth I like the style and in a nicer frame it could looks great.

[sammyg2]

[LeeH]

Originally Posted by tabs

Looks like Tourist type of stuff..

My guess is it is worth $100 to $200...for decorator value.

I would like to see a picture to the bac of the painting..

Yeah... funny you should say that. As I was trying to research the location, I found several photos of people selling art in that area. Made me wonder.