Antique 19C CUPID VENUS Bougereau Litho Etching or INK? Start Price USD 9,999.00 Current Price USD 9,999.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Thursday, November 20, 2008 End Time Saturday, December 20, 2008 Location Littleton, CO See more about 'Antique 19C CUPID VENUS Bougereau Litho Etching or INK?' Description SUPERB EVEN MAGNIFICENTAntique late 1800s most likely original etching lithograph print of Venus and Cupid unsigned there is an address and name on the verso [please see images below]  Image: 10.75” X 20”original Frame: 31” X 20.75”Dear Potential Buyer:  There has been much interest and many inquiries about this wonderful piece of art.  How could something so magnificent be original?  It must be an engraving, they say. That is why we have held on to this piece for almost a decade, showing it to experts and evaluating it with various methods as our own expertise has grown.  One Print expert declared that it is an original ink drawing with some lines in graphite.  Another print expert believed that this is, accomplished in mixed media which involved etching and then being pulled as lithograph, with possibly even traces of graphite, on a heavy grade wove paper and later laid on a poster board thickness for protection.  Well, we're still torn and do not know what exactly is the case, but it is very beautiful and it is antique.  Of course, the work is a copy of a painting by Adolphe William Bougereau but is this too by the master or a master?  We have no answer and can give no guarantee Under magnification, we see fibers and errant lines which resemble ink.  We have added more images here, magnified from high resolution images, to help you in your efforts to correctly identify this work.  Please feel free to write and call us with your input or any further requests.  Please see detailed description below the images please also allow images serve as part of the description Description: It is very detailed & beautiful. Condition: Excellent condition.  The frame is in very good condition.  Very beautiful and very decorative.  Please allow the images to serve as part of description. Provenance: Acquired from an estate in Denver, Colorado Provenance:  Acquired from the collection of long-time Denver Art Collector This drawing is offered with 100% satisfaction guaranteed -- if you don't like it for any reason, ship it back for a refund of your purchase price.  Please ask all questions before bidding.  Feel free to call us at 303-792-0900 or e-mail artsick@comcast.net.  A flat rate of $50.00 for professional packaging, shipping and insurance in the continental USA.   Thank you! Place a Bid!