THIS WAS GAVE TO ME I NEED TO KNOW WHAT IT'S WORTH SO I CAN SALE IT, IT HAS WHAT LOOKS LIKE A VIN NUMBER LISTED ABOVE AND ADDRESS ILLINOUS MOULDING CO CHICAGO, ILLINOUS 60608 AND WINDSOR ART PRODUCTS PICO RIVERA CALIFORNIA 90660 IT DOESNT HAVE A NAME I CAN READ
I obtained this orgininal self portrait painting in the early 1980's from a friend of Jan Hagara. She told me that it was the only self portrait that jan would make. It has Jan holding her baby granddaughter. wearing Victorian They are both clothing. This painting was on the cover of a magazine in 1979(I believe it was an art collector's magazine) I also have a copy of the magazine but I can't get to it now. The painting is in it's orginal frame and matting.
I WORKED FOR A MAN WHO IS A MILLIONAIR AND CLEANED OUT A STORAGE UNIT OF HIS AND HE GAVE ME SEVERAL PAINTINGS AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY ARE WORTH BUT HE TOLD ME THAT THESE TWO WERE VALIABLE AND WERE BY SOMEONE ORIGINALLY FROM DESTIN FLORIDA I THINK
I believe this is the original finish. It is scratched and nicked. The frame is solid and intact. The marble slab is 3/4 in thick and has no visible chips. It measures 48 3/4 in by 15 3/4 in. (slab)
On the under side are a few minor chips.
On the under side of the frame it reads; MERSMAN
86-09
The numbers are etched in the wood.
