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Hello everyone.
Since hearing all the episodes about artwork, I have been trying to increase the amount of it in my store. Normally I find signed prints, and the process of titling them is pretty straightforward. However I have been finding more pieces that I can find little about, and not coming from an artistic background I have been having a lot of trouble coming up with titles.
I wonder if I can have some help describing these two pieces. They are representative of the sort that have been troubling me.
https://imgur.com/a/XT2n1Ti
This is Judaica, and the text דוד means:The masculine noun דוד (dod), meaning beloved or loved one (Song of Solomon 1:13, Isaiah 5:1). This word also typically describes an uncle (Leviticus 10:4, Numbers 36:11). Sporadically, this word is spelled דד (dd), also pronounced as dod (Leviticus 10:4, Esther 2:15)
Frustratingly, it doesn’t seem to refer to any biblical figure I could include.
Then I have this gorgeous textured piece:
https://imgur.com/a/38nfIvW
But no information about it, and no clue how to start describing it. -
For the Judaica, you can start with “Vintage Framed Judaica Art Uncle Jewish Man”. You can add the Hebrew letters, maybe the colors “Black Yellow”, what he is doing (can’t tell from the photo), etc. Add signed (if it is) and the dimensions at the end.
For the second framed art, it is painted? It kind of looks like people. I know it is hard to get a photo straight on without reflections, but sometimes you got to do that in order for a buyer to see what it is. Abstract, Monotone, Tall are some of the words that come to me looking at it. “Thick Knife Painting” is something I used for a textured painting I have listed.
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David playing the harp for Saul. The second one looks like an action painting, but it appears to have certain elements which are more considered- reminds me a bit of Anselm Kiefer or some other European artist crossed with Jackson Pollock. Might be worth getting it checked out as it seems to be by a “professional” artist- whoever painted that didn’t stop at one, and someone might recognise the style.
Artists. Either they don’t sign their work, or they sign it indecipherably, or they sign it in block capitals kindergarten style. I just had to pass on a good oil of a ruined church because it was painted by Squiggle Squiggle.
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The second photo of the second artwork didn’t upload:
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I agree that the second work appears to be in the style of neo-expressionist like Anselm Kiefer (and also reminiscent of Jackson Pollock’s late representational work). I would be tempted to take the work from the frame and matting to determine whether the artist signed it, and also to determine the media and what this is painted on (e.g. masonite, or canvas or canvas board or paper or linen). The substrate and media could be clues to the provenance of the work.
Your listing should (1) include exact dimensions, (2) describe the media used (is this oil or acrylic or encaustic or etc.) (3) Give any additional info derived from examination of the work.
If you have no other info, I would describe the piece as a work from unknown artist working in neo-expressionist or late abstract expressionist style with mature hand. BEst wishes, Daniel
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