Posted 11 years ago
kjdixo
(12 items)
Paris Street Scene - Moulin Rouge - Oil Painting.
I bought this 'Moulin Rouge' painting today (£10).
Size of the canvas is 18" x 24" (17.5" x 23.5" visible).
It looks to be more than 50 years old.
It is damaged with a minor dent in the canvas and some flaking paint.
The frame is ornate and very 'old-fashioned looking'.
The painting is not signed by the artist - although the signature might be close to the edge under the edge of the frame.
This Paris street scene is similar to others I have seen online - though I wouldn't like to put a name to it - in case I get it wrong.
If someone knows and can enlighten me, then I would be very grateful for the information.
The painting and frame look drab and dull under poor lighting conditions, but bright and vivid under good light, so I think it needs a clean.
I took these photos under artificial halogen light with 2 different cameras - my old casio camera gives better results under these conditions
than my newish nikon camera - I don't know why - probably the settings I used.
I like the painting very much.
Thanks aghcollect.
hmmm they had grain wind mills in france near down town ..wow
Thanks blunderbuss2, Roycroftbooksfromme1 and vetraio50.
Moulin Rouge official web site is http://www.moulinrouge.fr/ also look at wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moulin_Rouge for some background information.
Thanks SEAN68
Thanks bratjdd.
Thanks tom61375.