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How can you tell if a painting is an original or a copy?
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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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

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

Carnival - Abstract Painting Modern Bold Invest Colorful Large Contemporary Joy
Located in Pretoria, Gauteng
Title: The Guardians and the Carnival Abstract Painting Modern Bold Invest Colorful Large Contemporary Joy Love the detail in this artwork by Karnish. This work is part of a serie...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Gesso, Canvas, Wood, Spray Paint, Acrylic, Color Pencil, Stretcher Bars

Huge Scottish Loch Landscape Signed Oil Painting British 20th century
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Highland Loch signed by Prudence Turner, British b. 1930 oil painting on board, framed framed: 25 x 45 inches board: 21 x 41 inches Provenance: private collection, England. Con...
Category

20th Century Victorian Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Rosa Pristina" (contemporary, original, abstract, floral, pink flower, natural)
Located in Paris, IDF
ROSA PRISTINA Latin for "earliest rose" or "pristine rose," captures a bloom suspended forever between full vitality and delicate decay. The painting is an abstract elegy to the rose...
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Dye, Oil, Plaster, Cotton Canvas

French IMPRESSIONIST Oil Painting GRASSE FRENCH RIVIERA Late 20th Century
Located in Cirencester, GB
ARTIST: Elizabeth Macdonald Buchanan (1939-2020) English TITLE: "Early Morning At St Jean Grasse" SIGNED: labelled verso MEDIUM: oil on board SIZE: 45cm x 45cm inclusive of frame C...
Category

Late 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

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