Vintage Original Art Face of Christ / Bearded Man framed & signed
$299.00 with free Parcel Select shipping
All of the art work and collectibles being sold by Adams-Byrd Fine Art & Antiques have been collected and selected one at a time by the proprietor, an art historian with many years of training and experience in university art history departments, museums, galleries, and historic sites both in the U.S. and abroad. The business has been based in the Washington, D.C. area for many years. The art and collectibles that we are offering to eBay buyers are special and unique pieces that have been carefully "curated" by us.
This vintage work of art is certainly intended to depict the face of Christ. It is protected under glass (or acrylic ?). We have not taken it out of its frame, so it was a bit difficult to get good photographs of it. It appears to be a pastel / chalk drawing on black paper (a textured or flocked paper ??). It has the “look” of a painting on black velvet, as the facial features, the hair and the beard seem to emerge from the dark background. It is signed (initialed) at the lower right. It was done in beige / tan and white / gray on black. At times the golden beige used by the artist gives it the look of a gold / gilt mask.
The wood frame has a black finish – with a gilt metallic finish on the inner edge. The gold foil label on the back reads --- Kunst-Schaefer WIESBADEN-FAULBRUNNENSTR. 11 (There is also a “logo” at the left with SCHAEFER in tiny letters horizontally through the center.) The Kunst-Schaefer gallery has been in Weisbaden, Germany for over a century (since 1905)!
The frame is 8 5/8“ x 20“ x 1 1/4“. The “window” is 6 1/4“ x 17 5/8“. This framed work of art (1960s ? 1970s?) is vintage and there are signs of wear and handling. The frame is in good condition for its age, but there are dings, rubs, wear, scratches, etc.
We do not know if this is one artist’s own interpretation of the face of Christ ---- or if it is an artist’s interpretation of a portrait of Christ by another artist. Some have thought that perhaps the artist who did this drawing was influenced by the Shroud of Turin (in Turin, Italy).
There is a color lithographed picture of Christ (perhaps from the 1960s or 1970s) taped to the back of the frame –attached by a prior owner. The information printed on the back includes “NOVENA TO THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS” and “THE PROMISES OF OUR LORD to Saint Margaret Mary for Souls Devoted to His Sacred Heart”. At the bottom, in small print, it reads ---- THIS PICTURE IS BLESSED AND GIVEN TO YOU BY THE PRIESTS OF THE SACRED HEART. SACRED HEART MONASTERY HALES CORNERS, WIS. 53130.
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