1908 Cy Young Oil Painting

[Saco River Auction]

Hey guys, need some knowledge here. I am working on getting a circa 1908 Oil Painting of Cy Young in a Boston Uniform that I located in an attic in Bangor Maine. The painting is unframed and not attached to a stretcher and was found rolled up. It also is unsigned so I don't know who the artist is. My question is this. Have any of you seen this painting hanging anywhere in the past or recognize it from a photo. I suspect that a painting this size must have hung somewhere prominent in the past, like a boston area bar, fenway park, an executive office???? The family cannot provide any details, but would like to know its significance before it hits the auction block.

[Runscott]

Why do you think it is Cy Young? It doesn't look remotely like him.

But I see potential

[gnaz01]

Originally Posted by Runscott

Why do you think it is Cy Young? It doesn't look remotely like him.

I was thinking the same thing, Scott.

[Ladder7]

Irv?

[Peter_Spaeth]

Clemens?

[bbcard1]

I could see it being a Young image...in fact I can't imagine it being anyone else. I don't know that is it a 1908 circa image, but may be a depiction of him from 1908. Some art guys...isn't this more or a 1920s-30s style?

[Matthew H]

There are plenty of large, insignificant paintings out there. Why do you think this is a prominent painting? Or that it's been somewhere prominent? It looks poorly done to me.

[GoldenAge50s]

I think it's kinda' "folksy" in an amateurish way.

[cobblove]

Just by looking at his catching hand Id say this painting wasnt done by a professional painter.

[drc]

If it's really from circa 1908, I think it could make an interesting antique display. I could see it hanging in a bar. The display and financial value would be based on it being an antique.

[deadballfreaK]

I'd say it probably is Cy, but hardly fine art.