Oil painting on canvas of a Clown in original antique frame

By ely333, 20 October, 2020
Description

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
???
For Sale?
Yes
Photos

MarkBlemish

4 years 5 months ago

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-…
Okay, I found a print of the painting your painting is based on
https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/vintage-julian-ritter-skelter-pr…
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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