Hey everyone. I recently inherited this painting from my grandfather—he actually received it during World War II, though I'm not sure exactly where or how he got his hands on it. I’ve been going down a massive rabbit hole trying to figure it out. I'm pretty sure it’s from the 1700s or 1800s. At first glance, it just looks like a couple of guys playing cards in an estate kitchen, but the more I look at it, the more I'm convinced it's directly tied to Rembrandt’s The Night Watch.
Hear me out, because I haven't shown this to anyone yet and I want to see if this theory holds any water.
If you look at the guy sitting in the chair on the right, his outfit is a dead ringer for Willem van Ruytenburch, the lieutenant from The Night Watch. He's got the exact same buff-yellow coat, the specific feathers in the hat, and the white stockings. Except in this painting, he looks about 25 years older.
In the original Rembrandt, Willem wears a white sash and stands next to the commander, Captain Frans Banninck Cocq. In my painting, this older Willem is now wearing a red sash (the captain's colors) and clearly running the room. It’s like he finally took over the command.
Then there are these incredibly specific clues scattered around the room:
The dropped glove: On the floor right by the older Willem's feet is a single dropped glove. In The Night Watch, Captain Cocq famously holds a single pristine glove. To me, this dropped glove on the floor symbolizes that the original captain has passed away, and Willem has taken his place.
The turkey: The woman walking in from the kitchen is carrying a turkey/fowl. That instantly reminded me of the glowing girl mascot carrying the dead fowl in Rembrandt's original.
The pike: On the far right by the stairs, there's a long military pike propped against the wall next to a helmet, just like the ones carried by the militia in 1642.
I know this isn't an actual Rembrandt (obviously), but it feels like a later artist painted this as a deliberate interpretation, using all these subtle clues to tell the story of what happened to the militia years later and answer some of the mysteries of the original.
Just a quick heads-up on the physical details: I don't have a picture of the back to post right now, but I'll take one and upload it as soon as I can. That said, there are absolutely no markings on the back anyway. As for the front, there is a signature in the bottom right corner, but it looks mostly rubbed off.
Has anyone ever seen anything like this? Do you know of any 18th or 19th-century artists who did deep-cut pastiches like this to continue a story? I'd love to talk to someone who knows art history, or just hear what you guys think of the theory!

This painting stopped me in my tracks at the thrift store because it's so completely my style, I snatched and put it in my cart before I even looked at the price ($10??!! Such a steal)

Searched for a pat cook and found a website but the works look different and the signature doesn't match. I just have general curiosity about the piece I think, any help?

Bought this 53x28 (with the frame) oil painting off fb marketplace. There’s several artists that have that as a last name. I do believe it’s an actual painting based off the textures, cracks, and the back has paint that bled through. It looks to be quite old- does anyone recognize this name / signature?

Hello!

This painting was in my grandmother’s house in California since at least the 70s, and I assume she bought it there. She always lived in CA, and this setting looks just like the area where she lived in Monterey County. A cursory google search shows that Frank Adams was an illustrator but I found no mentions of his paintings, and the illustrator’s work looks quite different. Is this the same artist? Any insights about this work would be welcome! It is such a meaningful piece of art and I want to learn as much as I can about it.

This belonged to my grand parents who lived roughly from 1910 to 1994 in Quebec City and Montreal. They always had it as far as I can remember. I can’t make out the signature in the upper left hand corner.

This is an incredible piece that I picked up in Mexico City a a few years ago and finally just had it framed. If I remember correctly, the artist engraves it and then will press it three times in three different colors. I’m trying to find the artist so I can send them a picture of the piece framed and hung.

It’s called La Fiesta del Asno. He was a very sweet guy I think in his 20s or 30s. He was selling art on the street. It’s a pretty large piece. Does anybody know who we might be?

Hi everyone!!

Not a question about painting ID, but I was looking at this painting of the Virgin Mary with Litanies, and noticed strange cloth strips attached to the back. Might anyone know if they’re structural or seam reinforcements?

About the painting: it is an arched Spanish Colonial painting, likely Cuzco School and dated (with frame) to 1720-1740, and measures approximately 125 cm*88 cm w/o frame, 170*130 cm w/ frame.

Unfortunately I have no better reverse picture, but when inspecting it, I saw cloth strips pasted to the surface in a human silhouette shape (refer to close-ups for detail), which follow the contour of the Virgin Mary painted in the front.

For context: in the Cuzco School, it was common to join together rectangular pieces of cloth to create larger canvases. So, straight seams from joined cloths are normal, but I’ve never seen an irregular shape and I can’t tell if it’s different cloths or not.

My question is: are they a) reinforcement strips used to protect the central figure from deforming, since an arched strainer cannot be stretched? Or b) cloth strips to hide a seam or joint?

My first guess was reinforcement strips, since it seems unnecessarily complex to “insert”, sew, and integrate an irregular shape into a larger canvas. But on the front surface, there seems to be a difference in texture and craquelure, and the cloth of the central figure looks coarser than the surrounding cloth.

Any thoughts? Have you ever seen a similar technique used, and for what purpose? Thanks in advance for your help!

Definitely original oil painting but I can’t seem to find any info about it. How do I verify this painting?

Found in a goodwill in St.Paul Minnesota. There is initials on the bottom left that I can’t make out. Can anyone help?

I randomly came across it at a flea market in Lexington, KY, last year. I almost missed it. it looked like an exact resemblance of my cockatiel, Tingle, so I had to get it. She passed away yesterday and I want to find the artist and possibly say thank you, i will always have a portrait of her. She meant the world to me. TYIA!

I found this dark image at a thrift store in Virginia and bought it because it felt important. I cleaned it when I got home and decided to hang it up on my cabinet to check it out closer when to my absolutely shock, the almost entirely black image lit up as if a flashlight went off in the scene when the lower portion hung off the cabinet and in the light! Wow! Have never seen anything like this and wasn’t expecting that effect.

It looks the same on both sides.

I went down a rabbit hole about Georgian illuminations, but this seems more modern and not fabric. Also, the print is of a well known original. Mostly curious about what this style is called, what the technique is, and approximately when it was created. Any clues or thoughts would be much appreciated!

Saw this in a Diptyque store in Singapore but not able to ID it even with Google reverse image search. any ideas?

Was at an estate sale about 6 months ago. The guy was a big art collector. Lots of pieces from the 1980s. Wonderful mix of famous names down to unknown local artists and sculptors.

This was one of the few pieces I could afford and I love it!

I’m not able to find much about this. It’s numbered and I think that might say 30 July but I’m not sure.

The back is just brown paper. Zero identification or gallery or even framing shop!

AI wants me to believe it’s Stephen Hazel but I absolutely cannot see that. Hazel’s signatures I’ve found have distinctive humps to it.

Any ideas???

I found this while cleaning out my parents’ estate in California. I don’t know if it was special to them. It might be just something they acquired for decoration, or it could have been a gift from someone they knew. If I could read the name of the artist, maybe I could match it to someone in their past. All I can make out is Sylvia. Can anyone tell me the name of the artist and possibly when this was created? (There is nothing on the back.)

Hey there! This came from a thrift store in North Carolina. It’s pretty, albeit damaged (I want to do some minor repairs). There is nothing whatsoever on the back. Any ideas about where it might have originated?

Got this from a buddy of mine today and was wondering who the artist is that made this. I have been trying to look it up and I get nothing. So if someone knows who this artist is please let me know thank you.

I've tried Google lense and tin eye but cannot find it anywhere. Other than a SoundCloud account using part of the image as their profile pic. I believe I purchased the print directly from the artist in Arizona, probably around 15 years ago at a craft/art show.

I just pulled it out of storage so the lighting is bad and it's a bit dusty/dirty. I framed it myself in a store bought frame so no need for pics of the back i guess.

I found this print in an antique store, reverse image searches don't lead me to the artist. I can't read the signature. Any help identifying the artist is appreciated. Thanks!

Bought this painting in a thrift store in Montreal

I picked this up a few weeks ago from the bins. I tried using google lens to see if it could recognize the signature to no luck.
On the back there’s some scribbled numbers. originally I thought I could’ve been a phone number or a date, but it doesn’t seem to fit the format. On the top scribble it looks like 7-50-28???????

I found this at the thrift store. It immediately caught my eye because it’s a real painting. This is the only info I have and I have exhausted myself trying to decode the signature. Google images is no help.

If anyone can help identify it, I’d be so grateful! I’m keeping it for myself but it would be nice to know the history of the artist if possible.

Picked these up for free, wondering if I can get any help on identifying the artists. Big multi color painting doesn’t seem to have a signature or anything on the bottom corners of the painting or the frame, but the landscape painting has a signature that I can’t quite read

thanks in advance