Found a little BULL...... wrapped in gold leaf

[bradgny]

Went on my weekly journey to a thrift shop here in town ,Always find something nice ,the owner restocks daily.Here is one item I did purchase.This painting is an original oil painting .It measures 10x8 and is framed by a very nice gold leaf frame .The sig.is R.Moyer as far as i can make out .I have found a few R moyers but Nothing about the bull painting If anyone has any info ,Please pass it along .
The back of the frame and painting have what looks to be auction numbers or insurance numbers ,could be both.I got this for a whopping sum of $25.00 .Also picked up a Backgammon board with bakelite pieces and alligator skin case for another 25
Was a good day

 

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[hit80s]

Very cool picture!!!!

 

[allen]

nice buys !!

 

[Yarrum]

I saw a pic like that on the British Antiques Roadshow. Same style cow and everything.
I'd get it appraised. Depends on the artist though I guess. Let us know.

 

[CarolinaDigs]

Love the painting and the frame !! Great deal you got

 

[Red-Coat]

Just doing a bit of tidying up on some older threads, mainly for the benefit of anyone searching the site for information.

Nice work and rather collectible. However, there’s an identical one on ‘MutialArt’ and, although it’s described as “oil on canvas”, I suspect both are ‘oleographs’ which can be very difficult to tell from hand-painted originals.

https://www.mutualart.com/Artwork/P...-BULL-OIL-PA/9C608EA66DEF187FA1A2D0577273C5C2

Oleographs are essentially colour lithographs produced by applying up to 30 separate colours (usually 15-20) from printing stones in a manner that gives a close resemblance to the artistic techniques for oil paintings. A stamping process is used to imitate a canvas surface and the thick strokes of oil paint, with the print then being attached to actual canvas to create the look and feel of an oil painting. Sometimes an additional yellow hue may be applied to simulate the appearance of a varnished painting that had aged. The process was widely used throughout the 19th Century.