Repro Nude

how can you tell if a oil on canvas painting is a repro.?

i have a 35″ x 20″ portrait titled The Nude Maja by Francisco de Goya i know its probably a repro how can you tell.

The difference in the price commanded by an original print and a reproduction acknowledged as such is largely a reflection of the difference in their aesthetic qualities. No one would wish to pay for an original only to discover that he has acquired a reproduction which is worth far less.

Reproductions are dutiable while original prints are duty-free. If a custom declaration states that a print is a reproduction, the importer and anyone charged with his knowledge would be committing fraud if he sold it as an original print. The text of the pertinent provisions of the Tariff Act and Regulation is reproduced on page 30. [omitted]

A buyer might reasonably request a dealer to state on the invoice that the print purchased is an original print. Refusal on the part of the dealer to do so would at least warn the buyer that the dealer was not prepared to guarantee its authenticity.

The best protection is education. Exposure to prints not only increases one’s connoisseurship and enjoyment of prints but is a pleasurable occupation in itself. Often, however, even the experienced collector cannot rely entirely on his own judgment. Very few have the inclination, time, or ability to become experts. Those who are not can best protect their interests by consulting reliable dealers or obtaining the guidance of museum curators. Buy prints only from those whom you know to be honorable and well informed. You should be able to obtain a written representation from the dealer describing the print in detail. The extent to which a dealer follows the recommendations of the Print Council (outlined in the next section), is a good index of his reliability.

There’s a long article on the subject here:

http://www.lasanskyart.com/art/process/pca/reproductions.shtml

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