it's a oil base painting...
26 March 2017
Description

it's a oil base painting from 1950s or 1960s

Provenance

it was given to me down the family line

Acquired from
Auction House
For sale
Yes
Answered within 12 months
By Nora Curl
Mar 20, 17:20 UTC
Fair Market Value
$100 - $300 USD
Insurance Value $0 USD
What does this mean?

This is a vintage original painting that dates to the 3rd quarter of the 20th century, 1950’s - 1970’s that is signed Snell at lower right and depicts boats in a harbor dock. There is one mildly listed artist named Richard Snell from Massachusetts who passed in 2001 who may have been the author of this work. however his primary career was in architecture.
Essentially, this is by what is known as an unlisted artist, meaning one that does not sell at auction for fine art collector and investor purposes, but a painting that is more intended for decorative framed original wall art for the home, hotel or lobby setting. Oftentimes, the artist’s name that is on the painting is fictitious and they painted in factory settings in Mexico and China. They were sold in decorator shops, furniture show room stores and department store furniture sections. The estimate is based on actual recent past recorded auction sales of comparables. Retail 'asking prices' can be higher and vary.

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