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How can you tell if a painting is an original or a copy?
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To tell if a painting is an original or a copy, research the artist and their work using trusted online resources. Specifically, learn about the brushstrokes that the artist commonly used and then examine your piece for evidence of these techniques. You can also compare the signature on your painting to the ones found in online images. Because it can be difficult to authenticate art without experience and training, you may wish to enlist the help of a certified appraiser or art dealer. On 1stDibs, find a wide variety of paintings.
1stDibs ExpertAugust 20, 2024
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Blue Depths- abstract painting
Located in New York, NY
This beautiful acrylic on canvas by Eran Shmueli will bring color to any room it will be placed in.
Eran Shmueli is an artist whose life and work are deeply intertwined with creativ...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Airplane in landscape - landscape painting
Located in New York, NY
This beautiful painting by Jeroen Allart is part of his minimalist landscape and animal painting he did in his home country the Netherlands.
'A farm stands before you on the horizon....
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Tombs of the Sultans - 19th Century Orientalist Oil Painting Royal Academy 1873
Located in Gerrards Cross, GB
‘Tombs of the Sultans’ by Frank Dillon R.I. R.O.I. (1823-1909).
The painting – which depicts the ancient Egyptian “City of the Dead” outside the old walls of Cairo – is signed by th...
Category
1870s English School Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
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House-Cat-Mouse /// Contemporary Landscape Spooky Girl Countryside Moon Farm Art
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Jack Graves III (American, 1988-)
Title: "House-Cat-Mouse"
Series: Americana
*Signed by Graves lower left. It is also signed, titled, and dated on verso
Year: 2021
Medium: O...
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Acrylic
It's Good Business! /// Contemporary Street Art Text War Political Painting
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Jack Graves III (American, 1988-)
Title: "It's Good Business!"
Series: Statement
*Signed by Graves lower right. It is also signed, dated, and titled on verso
Year: 2023
Mediu...
Category
2010s Street Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Acrylic
POWDER
Located in Zofingen, AG
“This work seems to capture the delicate thread one soul leaves upon another, barely perceptible yet enduring through time.”
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil