Heavy Impasto Oil Painting of Flowers on an Interesting Antique Canvas
This is as described a heavily worked, impasto oil painting of flowers and greenery surrounding. The rough wooden frame appears original to the work. There's a 'signature' amidst the composition in the lower right corner... 'F(?) Stono' or 'Stone' (?). Interesting is the canvas used as it appears mid 19th century with a written date of 1858 and the writing 'Napoli' and 'by Dominca (indecipherable)'. There are two small tears in the canvas
c. 24 x 17"
Inherited
Yes
Hello, this item is a highly textured, impasto oil painting of flowers on canvas, mounted in a weathered, likely original 19th-century frame. The work presents a bold, sculptural application of pigment with thick palette knife strokes and dark, leafy foliage as a background. The composition is signed in the lower right, possibly “F. Stono” or “Stone,” though the script is unclear. Notably, the back of the canvas appears to bear the inscription “Napoli” and a date of 1858, suggesting that the canvas may have been reused or repurposed from an earlier painting or supply. There are two visible tears in the canvas, and the frame, though compelling in its patina, is aged and chipped.
While the impasto technique and floral motif are consistent with mid-20th-century expressionist decoration, the combination of canvas reuse and stylistic elements raises the possibility that the piece is a later work on an older support. This practice was common among resource-constrained artists or as part of aesthetic reuse trends.
