Oil Painting by Hans Wagner

  - Name of artist: Hans Wagner

 Canvas stretched over Wooden Support

 - Size of the support:

24”x 31 ½”

 - The subject:

Landscape Scene 

(Dramatic blues, grays, and white colors provide a realistic and calming sky- the solid mountains majestically cast their robust presence without being haughty- the multi-colored water in the foreground offers tranquility and blends perfectly with the totality of the scene- the rustic colored old tree adds a dominant feature to the finish of an exciting landscape)

- Oil Painting

 - Signature: Hans Wagner

 - Date: None noted

 - Numbered: None noted

 - Annotations –in front: None save the artist’s signature

                    -on the back: initials appear on the tip as the canvas is attached (by nails) to the wooden support- These initials appear to be: Mg/gs

 - Labels on the back: Canvas backing has a black stamp 

 - Watermark in paper: No Watermark noted

 - Signature on the back: None noted

 - Annotations on the frame: David Pyle 

Also annotated on the frame is the following:  A faint pencil marking of $12.95.

 

 3. PROVENANCE- ORIGIN: how did you become it? This oil painting was saved from the trash like setting of a thrift store annex called “The Barn”. Donations to the thrift store are first considered for the “upscale level” where the best quality items are promoted. Items not meeting the highest standards of the upscale level are next considered for sale in the “bargain level” of the thrift store where large discounts are applied. Items not considered sales worthy for the upscale or bargain levels are salvaged out in an adjacent building called “The Barn”. Sale items in the barn are strewn about large metal tables where buyers root through the apparent “JUNK”. Items are not tagged with a selling price. The check-out clerk weighs clothing and sells it for pennies on the pound. The clerk assigns other items a price using their discretion. The clerk is influenced little by the condition of items placed for sale in the barn.  



 4. COMPLEMENTARY INFORMATION 

The wooden frame (38” x 30 ½”) is ornate and appears to be constructed of high quality. The left front bottom of the structure (approximately 9 1/2”) and center of the bottom structure (approximately 5”) presents with modest gouging damage. The damaged structure appears to be easily repairable. I closely examined the entire oil painting with a magnifying glass and observed no damage including canvas piercings and paint chips. As a non – professional, but critical observer, I would rate the condition of the oil painting as PRISTINE. 

Will you please provide the name for this painting and an estimated U.S. Dollar Value?