Nude oil worthy of research

master_peace · October 13th, 2011, 06:35 PM

We have inherited a beautiful original oil painting.
We have owned it for 20 years and the person before said they had it for ages. Canvas appears old with some cracks in the varnish and discoloration on the inside of canvas.
She is so lovely. This artist really did a wonderful job.

The signiture says Steven Simms. And I can not find anything on him.
I tried to attach a picture. But I could not upload due to the size?

Anyone have instructions on what to do?
I would really like to show her off.
** She is in good taste.

John · October 14th, 2011, 02:28 AM

There's a "Stephen Sims" who is a known painter of some talent. I do not have any record of Steven Simms.

As for the picture, any image editor and many image viewers such as IrfanView, can crop and resize a photograph down to a reasonable size. (Be sure not to save the resized file as a different name so that you don't lose the original.) I have rarely seen a need for images larger than about 800 x 600 pixels or so.

John · December 15th, 2011, 11:03 PM

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October 13th, 2011, 06:35 PM	#1
master_peace Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 1	Nude oil worthy of research We have inherited a beautiful original oil painting. We have owned it for 20 years and the person before said they had it for ages. Canvas appears old with some cracks in the varnish and discoloration on the inside of canvas. She is so lovely. This artist really did a wonderful job. The signiture says Steven Simms. And I can not find anything on him. I tried to attach a picture. But I could not upload due to the size? Anyone have instructions on what to do? I would really like to show her off. ** She is in good taste.

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October 14th, 2011, 02:28 AM	#2
John John Malyon, host Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 2,400	There's a "Stephen Sims" who is a known painter of some talent. I do not have any record of Steven Simms. As for the picture, any image editor and many image viewers such as IrfanView, can crop and resize a photograph down to a reasonable size. (Be sure not to save the resized file as a different name so that you don't lose the original.) I have rarely seen a need for images larger than about 800 x 600 pixels or so.

December 15th, 2011, 11:03 PM	#3
John John Malyon, host Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 2,400	Note: Delongprie post was moved here: http://www.artconversation.com/quest...e-help-me.html