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DescriptionHere is another fine art piece I bought earlier this year. I know, this is cheating on CAF. Forgive my indiscretion.I found this piece in an antique shop in the San Telmo market in Buenos Aires, Argentina. It caught my eye. I love antique shops and I can't pass one by without sticking my head in to make sure there are no comic art finds hanging in a crappy frame on a back wall. We must have gone to 3 dozen or more while in San Telmo and so much cool stuff. I saw this and was immediately taken with it. It was high up at the back of a small shop at the end of a small alleyway full of antique vendors. The lighting and the eyes really made it stand out to me. A deeper conversation started. My poor, suffering wife Jane didn't care for it. By now, she knows me and thankfully puts up with my whims. I went back a few times to look at it and before long it was out of frame (wouldn't fit in suitcase in frame) and wrapped up to go. I don't know the artist but we have nicknamed the painting "Stink Eye". It is not really a stink eye but it makes for a good title. It is dated 1917 but the canvas looks a lot older and there is a small tear in it. On the back the canvas has also had some repair in the past. It is hanging in our front room. It is another one of those pieces that people have an opinion on. They either really like it or don't like it which is the majority. Just like comic art, I collect the art others don't want! The purchasing was fun as it was from an old lady who spoke no English but thankfully her son did. She took a real shine to Jane and by the end it was hugs and kisses good-bye. I will get a proper frame for this and it will find a home in our new house when we move in. Social/Sharing |
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Matt Dicke 
Member Since 2006
3 - Posted on 11/25/2025
I like that CAF has really evolved to just Art fans, cause in the end it is all art anyway. I can see why you were attracted to this one but others not. The bold shapes are like an ink drawing, and it has a bit of a crudeness to the painting (not a bad thing and probably what makes it devisive,but it adds to the charm) and it is all about that eye. I also like the little nicks in the hat. Congrats!
Kavi H
Member Since 2018
2 - Posted on 11/25/2025
From Buenos Aires to Casa Singh! Cool find, Stink Eye is such a term of endearment too. I've yet to land my own foreign country antique shop fine art find, challlenge accepted lol ;)
Ruben DaCollector
Member Since 2008
1 - Posted on 11/25/2025
Okay, just stop with the apologies already. As you know, I've not only posted non-comics related original art on CAF for 18 years now, I even opened a completely separate 2nd gallery to showcase them in! In the ensuing years, there have been users, such as "artless artmore" for instance, who have been posting fine art to their galleries.
While I would draw the line at allowing someone who is NOT a comic art collector to open a gallery and fill it with nothing but or primarily with fine art, I really believe that it's perfectly acceptable to post other forms of art in galleries when the people posting it are already comic art collectors who have posted comic art before. In fact, it enriches the website and the community at large, because this type of art is simply an extension of that comic art collector's tastes and it allows everyone to get an even better sense of the broader tastes in art some of the collectors in our community have, and that can only be a good thing.
Jeff Singh
Member Since 2004
1 - Posted on 11/26/2025
Ruben DaCollector wrote:
Okay, just stop with the apologies already. As you know, I've not only posted non-comics related original art on CAF for 18 years now, I even opened a completely separate 2nd gallery to showcase them in! In the ensuing years, there have been users, such as "artless artmore" for instance, who have been posting fine art to their galleries.
While I would draw the line at allowing someone who is NOT a comic art collector to open a gallery and fill it with nothing but or primarily with fine art, I really believe that it's perfectly acceptable to post other forms of art in galleries when the people posting it are already comic art collectors who have posted comic art before. In fact, it enriches the website and the community at large, because this type of art is simply an extension of that comic art collector's tastes and it allows everyone to get an even better sense of the broader tastes in art some of the collectors in our community have, and that can only be a good thing.
Sorry? We are Canadian, we can't help ourselves.
Of course fine art ties in with comic art and it is all art but I also know that the site admin does not want non-comic art related pieces posted as it takes up bandwidth and clutters things. There is art I really want to share an will continue to do so but will make them few and far between.
Ruben DaCollector
Member Since 2008
1 - Posted on 11/26/2025
Jeff Singh wrote:
Sorry? We are Canadian, we can't help ourselves.
Of course fine art ties in with comic art and it is all art but I also know that the site admin does not want non-comic art related pieces posted as it takes up bandwidth and clutters things. There is art I really want to share an will continue to do so but will make them few and far between.
We certainly are a polite and friendly people, I'm proud to say!
Unless things have changed, even Bill has said that when a couple of guys complained about non-comic art being posted, he himself told them that he was okay with it. Now, maybe that was non-comics illustration art, which admittedly is much more adjacent to comic art than fine art is. But as I mentioned, I think that it should be acceptable if it's comic art art collectors with already existing galleries filled with comic art who are simply adding folders to also have a place to show some of the other types of art they collect. The only thing I would personally have an issue with is the example I already stated, where someone who isn't even a gallery owner and isn't a comic art collector, just finds CAF and decides they will open a gallery to post their fine art. I personally would not allow that. But already established comic art collectors with already established CAF galleries? Not only do I have zero issues with them adding other forms of art they collect, I actually find it fun to find out that they have broader artistic interests besides comic art.
Anyway, if the admin have a problem with your fine art painting of an Argentinian Hasidic Jew, I'm sure they'll let you know.
F M
Member Since 2005
2 - Posted on 11/26/2025
Ruben DaCollector wrote:
We certainly are a polite and friendly people, I'm proud to say!
Unless things have changed, even Bill has said that when a couple of guys complained about non-comic art being posted, he himself told them that he was okay with it. Now, maybe that was non-comics illustration art, which admittedly is much more adjacent to comic art than fine art is. But as I mentioned, I think that it should be acceptable if it's comic art art collectors with already existing galleries filled with comic art who are simply adding folders to also have a place to show some of the other types of art they collect. The only thing I would personally have an issue with is the example I already stated, where someone who isn't even a gallery owner and isn't a comic art collector, just finds CAF and decides they will open a gallery to post their fine art. I personally would not allow that. But already established comic art collectors with already established CAF galleries? Not only do I have zero issues with them adding other forms of art they collect, I actually find it fun to find out that they have broader artistic interests besides comic art.
Anyway, if the admin have a problem with your fine art painting of an Argentinian Hasidic Jew, I'm sure they'll let you know.
Polite ?!?!
You swear and profane so much it's a wonder you are still allowed on Youtube ! xD
Great magician Alan Moore indeed, but someone should tell him to set his hat properly? ;)
Josh F
Member Since 2010
1 - Posted on 11/25/2025
Love it. Looks like an old Jewish man in Buenos Aires. Great emotion and lovely find. Glad you didn't let it get away. Mazel tov!
Malcolm Bourne
Member Since 2005
1 - Posted on 11/26/2025
Josh F wrote:
Love it. Looks like an old Jewish man in Buenos Aires. Great emotion and lovely find. Glad you didn't let it get away. Mazel tov!That was my thought as well, and a lovely story of acquisition too. I love it Jeff!
I've never been to Argentina but if all goes to plan we aim to be there in 2027....
Marcus Wai
Member Since 2005
2 - Posted on 11/26/2025
CAF Fine Art? FAX at OAX 2026! Stink eye is better than pink eye!
Ruben DaCollector
Member Since 2008
2 - Posted on 11/26/2025
Marcus Wai wrote:
CAF Fine Art? FAX at OAX 2026! Stink eye is better than pink eye!
FAX > FAP ?
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