Ruffo oil painting impressionist Boats by the sea
16x20 canvas 24x20 with original frame Signed by Ruffo #M4396 on back Small tear on right sail
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Hi Chivis,
Thank you for contacting Mearto with your appraisal inquiry.
This particular artist isn't listed in some of the online artist databases we have access to but enough other works signed with a similar signature have been offered online that it's possible to make a valuation, if not an attribution, for this one.
(https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/70708525_ruffo-signed-oil-painting-of-boats)
Based on the photos and information provided, and subject to examination, this is:
Italian or Spanish School, 20th Century
Impressionist coastal landscape with boats
signed "Ruffo" lower right; marked on the back M-4396
oil on canvas
canvas16 by 20, in a cove-molded wooden frame 24 by 20 inches
CONDITION: generally good except for a small tear and patch repair in one sail (note: without this condition issue, the value on this painting would have been $300-500).
$200-400*
*represents a fair-market value for auction purposes; retail or asking price may vary.
Please let us know if you have additional items to appraise, and thank you again for using Mearto.
The $900 is a retail price; the values Mearto assigns are for fair-market, for auction purposes. 1stDibs is a retail website, so their prices are higher.
Presumably the tear was not in the canvas originally, and the patch would not have been there originally. It doesn't reverse the damage, simply stabilizes it, and would still be considered a repair.
What is Ruffo’s full name? Where was he from?
Is this an original painting?
What will the suggested retail price be?
If I want list it and sell through Mearto, what would be the process and what would be the retail price?
Regrettably, there is not much known about the painter, so we don't know his (or her) full name, where he was from or when he painted.
This appears to be an oil on canvas, so as far as that goes, it's an original. Whether the artist painted it or someone else painted it and signed another name is impossible to say.
$400 is the asking price I have suggested; I can increase that to whatever you want it to be but it may not sell if you put too high a price on it.
If this is indicted as "for sale" and marked "public," it is already on our marketplace and people can reach out to you directly with offers.
I can't see or change the status on my end (the only thing I can change is the asking price) and you should be able to change any of those settings. If you can't tell how to do that, please let me know and I'll have our support staff make the change for you.
What does the number M4396 mean on the rear of the picture.
Will you mail me a copy of the appraisal showing the value, date it was done and who did the appraisal so I can have it for my file
That number is likely an inventory number from the gallery that handled this painting originally.
You should be able to print out this appraisal, which will have all of the information as to who did it (me), when it was completed, etc.
If you can't do that, let me know and I'll ask our support dept to email you the appraisal.
Please email me a copy of the appraisal
I've submitted the request to have this sent. Our support dept works Monday-Friday but you should have it within 24 hours.
I thought it would appraise at around 900 plus like another similar one sold on 1stdibs or on your web site. The patch is not a repair. It was put there to prevent the tear from getting larger.