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Oil painting on canvas of a Clown in original antique frame

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5 years ago
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This is an original oil painting signed by P. Palma. Size and dimensions of this painting 15.5" W x 19.5" L Frame Is 23" W x 27" L The matting and frame work is original. I can't find any info. On this painting or the painter.(other than this site which has a 8x10) The markings on the back of the frame is in black,(see pic) Hoping someone can help me on this.

Category Paintings
Medium Oil on Canvas
Distinguishing marks Signature P. Palma
Condition Good
Size and dimensions of this item Painting is 15.5" x 19.5" Frame is 23" x 27"
Date Period 50+ years old
Price ???
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Submitted by MarkBlemish

It looks kind of like Bill Murray. No clues about the artist but this clown has been painted at least twice as there’s another one on Instappraisal https://instappraisal.com/appraisal/oil-painting-canvas-clown-original-antique-frame Okay, I found a print of the painting your painting is based on https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/vintage-julian-ritter-skelter-print-457544632 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julian_Ritter Yours is a copy of Ritter’s, either someone painting for fun or to sell as decor. The original Julian Ritter clown like yours was called Skelter and came with another clown painting called Helter.
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