Really Rich? First you go telling me that most people can't tell the difference between what's real or not, and then you follow it by describing the artist's brush stroke? It's one or the other. Personally, I don't think this piece is worth analyzing. I have seen tons of counterfeits in my lifetime, and yes, subject matter, brush strokes, muted colors and time periods do apply, but this is not one of them. I don't even know why we're commenting on this. It's a slow day, I guess.
Something that I forgot to mention from the seller's description, I love this: "It doesn't have the certication, sold as it is" What "certication"?
This made me laugh.
One of the most important aspect of a piece of art is its provenance, who's owned it, private party, gallery, museum, who sold it, Drouot, Sotheby's, Christie's, when, how many times did it go to auction, the framer, whoever did the backing, etc... Over a 100 years, you can imagine that it can amount to a lot. A piece of art has a life, a past and a future, and it is almost as important as the art itself, sometimes even more important. I sold a couple things recently. One of the buyers was on the fence about a particular piece, not sure whether he really wanted it or not, arguing about the price. Its provenance made the difference. So even if I had not seen the art, reading "It doesn't have the certication, sold as it is" would be enough to indicate that it is nothing.
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