Sam Thompson value

[joed25]

Does anyone have any idea what this painting is worth (approximately). Someone offered it to me for sale. This is what the seller told me about it:
Hall of Famer Sam Thompson oil painting wearing the Dauvray Cup Metal he was awarded in 1887. There were 14 of these gold badges awarded to his teammates. He was with the Detroit Wolverines when they won the 1887 World Series.
Sorry for the sideways photo. I don’t know why it uploads that way. Thank you.

[joed25]

Thanks Leon

[swarmee]

Do you know the artist's name?

[Joe_G.]

Very interesting ! Limited knowledge on value. Would greatly help if you can figure out if it is contemporary, artist, oil, etc.

Personally, I'm interested in the accuracy of hair color and eye color . . . more value to some if it is a contemporary piece.

Graig Kriendler did a gorgeous Sam Thompson with a lot of research and some guess work at play.

I'm anxious to get opinion from Keith Thompson on this portrait . . . i.e. whether he feels it is based on a photo or if he believes Sam sat for this one.

[joed25]

According to the seller it was done in the 1800’s. I don’t know the artist’s name. Thank you

[jcmtiger]

Originally Posted by joed25

According to the seller it was done in the 1800’s. I don’t know the artist’s name. Thank you

Would really want this in my collection. If this was done in the 1800’s would be amazing. Have to have more provenance.

[EddieP]

There is chipping paint and it looks like a smoker use to owned it. There appears to be white paint on the frame. Whatever the value , restoration/ cleaning/ framing costs should be negotiated into the price. Unless the subject is a person of historical significance, it is the Artist, Provenance , and date ( in that order) that is the key to the value of the portrait .If the seller can not provide any of this then I would tread very carefully. There are a lot of fakes/ frauds/ forgeries that are sold by felons in the art market.

There is not much information provided to give a good estimate of the value. Right now all we have is a supposed picture of Sam Thompson painted no earlier than 1887.

Do you have a picture of the back? Sometimes there are clues that can lead to the artist, date and provenance of the painting ( e.g. Gallery’s name). Is this painting being sold by a Gallery, private party, thrift shop, pawn shop etc?