1894 ANTIQUE OIL ON CANVAS PAINTING HARDIN/BOUGUEREAU EXQUISITE LIFE SIZE 114 YEARS OLD BY KENTUCKY ARTIST Start Price USD 28,000.00 Current Price USD 28,000.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price USD 125,000.00 Reserve Price - Start Time Friday, June 27, 2008 End Time Monday, July 07, 2008 Location Harrodsburg, KY See more about '1894 ANTIQUE OIL ON CANVAS PAINTING HARDIN/BOUGUEREAU ' Description BEAUTIFUL LIFE SIZE ORIGINAL ANTIQUE OIL ON CANVAS PAINTING TITLED "VENUS" BY KENTUCKY ARTIST M.P. HARDIN SET IN A STUNNING ELABORATE GOLD LEAF FRAME .  SIGNED AND DATED "HARDIN 94".  MEASURES APPROXIMATELY 94" TALL X 82" WIDE.  FRAME IS 6 1/2" WIDE AND 5" DEEP.  PAINTING DEPICTS THE BEAUTIFUL BARE BREAST VENUS WITH SEVEN FLOATING NAKED CHERUB ANGELS WITH WHITE WINGS SURROUNDED WITH SOFT SHADES OF GREEN FOLIAGE.  ARTIST HARDIN WAS TRAINED UNDER THE WORLD RENOWNED FRENCH ARTIST W.A. BOUGUEREAU IN FRANCE.  MAY PETTIBONE WAS MARRIED TO JUDGE HARDIN, OUTLAW TURNED JUDGE, APPARENTLY CHARACTERIZED IN SOME WESTERN MOVIES.  THIS IS A VERY BEAUTIFUL DETAILED ANTIQUE PAINTING.  I HAVE OWNED THIS EXQUISITE PAINTING SINCE 1986 AND AQUIRED IT FROM THE ORIGINAL OWNERS WHEN I PURCHASED THIER BEAUTIFUL 1891 ROMANESQUE REVIVAL HOME HERE IN BLUEGRASS KENTUCKY.  THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THE HOME D. L. MOORE AND HIS WIFE MINNIE BALL COMMISSIONED THEIR FRIEND HARDIN TO PAINT SEVERAL PAINTINGS.  I HAVE SEVERAL OTHER PAINTINGS OF M.P. HARDIN'S ALSO, ALL EXQUISITE PAINTINGS ARE SET IN STUNNING ANTIQUE ELABORATE GOLD LEAF FRAMES.  THIS IS A 10 DAY AUCTION WITH NO RESERVE AND A LOW STARTING PRICE OR A BUY NOW PRICE.  SELLING WORLDWIDE.  SHIPPING IS PICK UP OR I WILL ASSIST WITH ANY SHIPPING OR MOVING COMPANY YOU MAKE ARRANGEMENTS WITH.  MY FEEDBACKS ARE 100% EXCELLENT, SO PLEASE BID WITH CONFIDENCE.  INSURANCE IS REQUIRED.  I ACCEPT PAYPAL - E-CHECKS, CREDIT CARDS OR BANK TRANSFER IN U.S. DOLLARS FOR BUYERS OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES.  FOR U.S. BUYERS, I ACCEPT PAYPAL'S E-CHECK & CREDIT CARDS OR CERTIFIED CHECK OR BANK TRANSFER.  PAYMENTS MUST CLEAR BEFORE SHIPMENT OR PICK-UP.  IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO EMAIL ME.     Place a Bid!