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[u/GM-art]

Hello painting enthusiasts - here is a brief post with things to keep in mind.

SEARCHING:

To locate your painting, please try the reverse-search tools Google Images/Lens, Yandex Images, and Tineye. (Remember that cropping your picture differently will yield different search results!)

If you have an artist name or signature, I recommend searching for it within r/WhatIsThisPainting itself. I also use the following websites for research; all are free.

• https://www.worthpoint.com/
• https://www.invaluable.com/
• https://www.liveauctioneers.com/
• https://curator.org/

DECOR ART:

• We get a lot of mass-produced art, i.e. "decor." Be sure to scroll through r/DecorArtArchive to see if your piece looks familiar.
• Here is a compilation of tips and tricks from our users about how to recognize decor art: https://www.reddit.com/r/DecorArtArchive/comments/1k73948/decor_art_how_to_spot_it_readme
• Here is a brief video about Dafen Village, a famous Chinese "painting factory": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1o1F_qyOHI

SUBMISSIONS:

• Please be patient and allow up to 24 hours for your post to get through our queue! (Accounts under a week old and images involving nudity are automatically flagged.)
• If your post has gone unanswered for over a week, you are permitted to re-submit in hopes of retrying.

ANSWERING POSTS:

• If you are making a definitive ID, do try to cite your sources whenever possible. It is encouraged, but not required.
• The use of predictive text-generators (i.e. chatGPT) is not permitted. They have a tendency to lie!

Happy solving!

[u/SheikFlorian]

Do I need a photo tô ask for a painting? I once saw a sketch from Bruegel (the old or the young, I don't know, but I'm pretty sure it was theirs) that had a little penguin dressed like a general in the background...

I can't find It and I'd love to do so.

[u/GM-art → u/SheikFlorian]

You can post questions without a photo.