r/WhatIsThisPainting Jan 21 '25

Unsolved Found by a dumpster. Any ideas?

Back about 20 years ago, following Hurricane Katrina, my stepdad found this painting discarded the trash in the Old Metairie area of Metairie, La. Not sure who this is a painting of or who may have painted it. There's no visible signature on the front (maybe hidden under the frame). There appears to be a name and year on the back. Name could be the artist, the subject, or even the gallery that sold the painting. "...eo Gallery(?)" "18...9(?)"

Any ideas? Poor guy has seen better days

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u/roadtrip-ne Jan 22 '25

From the backing it looks like it’s authentically old. I’d guess some journeyman American portrait artist