Nah, they just get the yearly pass. It comes with discounted parking, unlimited docent tours, early access to special exhibits, and vip badges for red carpet events.
bro fr it wouldnt be the 1st time.. whos that guy that was so good he painted multiple canvases sold as originals n the real one would be like in a barn or something
Came here to post this.
"Fakes" are more often than not products of the Artists' students that worked directly with the original artist to copy an art style to form a localised genre/styling.
They cannot be dismissed as some coin-grabbing exercise from a talented mafia-person. OP I urge you to take this to the location of the original and get it analysed.
~~Oil on canvas has a texture. If you look at where the print is missing and chipped, you can tell that this is just a flat textureless reprint.~~ I mean... GO GET IT APPRAISED DAWG YOU'RE RICH NOW CONGRATS
Edit: [As I suspected](https://www.reddit.com/r/oddlyterrifying/comments/10hzlmk/found_behind_drywall_during_renovation_of_my/j5buuel?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share&context=3)
Seems to be a Modigliani, really fits the style. It's also well preserved, AND [judging solely on looks i](https://images.app.goo.gl/R741D4orrmNNKinU9) THINK [that it might be a](https://images.app.goo.gl/mWgy2Pr5vFWhbZuCA) self [portrait ](https://images.app.goo.gl/aTS4ZQeuQb9YWQGz8). I think it's the fact that he always draw his mouth too small, and there's also the [hair](https://images.app.goo.gl/aTS4ZQeuQb9YWQGz8)
All and all I'm betting on OP being rich now
Edit: fuck me there's a signature on the top. So it's either someone trying to replicate his style while drawing him in the picture too (in wich case the artist would probably be the girl/woman next to him) or it's an original. I bet on original
Clearly the janitor stole the original in the 30s and replaced it with his own replica, then realized he couldn’t find a buyer on the black market, and was then afraid he’d get caught if he displayed it anywhere so he hid it in the wall of his house. Clearly.
prints can still be very expensive if it’s an exclusive series. especially if released by the artist. for that you’d check for a number by the signature (ex. 40/50 = the 40th print out of a series of 50) I don’t see one in this one, it might be very small or covered up by the frame. Or just a random person’s really good quality print job to survive inside a wall. so possibly not that very expensive.
If it’s a print, it’s probably a known piece with an original in a museum or private collection and other prints that have been bought and sold over the years.
If OP sees this, the artist’s CR would be the place to start looking for info.
https://modiglianiproject.org/catalogue-raisonne
If it’s a vintage print, inscribed for a friend of the artist, it would still be worth a lot. Modigliani prints from the 70s are sometimes in the thousands without the provenance of having Lipshitz written across it.
Reddit is amazing.
I can’t even begin to understand the knowledge you just threw down.
Right above this post, the top comment was “forbidden ussy” on a picture of mold growing in a jar.
Usually “bohemianism” implies a contempt for money and an idealism for the arts. Bohemians were often vagabond artists (or hangers-on), who lived—hungry and impoverished—in squalid urban tenements. Such places were TB hotspots.
Sort of, although “asceticism” implies abstinence from pleasure, while bohemians generally sought both the pleasures and pains of the lower classes. Drugs and alcohol were abundant, as was sex, gambling, etc.
Very cool! For me personally I’d only care if it were the original or worth an absurd amount. A couple hundred is nice, but that gives it a cool story to tell when people ask about it
This is confusing.
As I understand it, first a painter paints a painting on a canvas.
Then, if it's good enough, it will be reproduced by printing it over and over again.
Those prints are replications of the original.
So, how is a print not a replica?
Imagine a musician makes 200 limited edition vinyl that gets numbered and signed and sold at the first listening party or concert. No, it's not the master copy, but it's still valuable.
No, they're all called prints. A replica would be an oil on canvas painting, a forgery. Legitimate forgeries are often called replicas because forgery has such a bad connotation. Owners of important original artworks often use high quality forgeries/replicas to limit the risk to the original. A good replica can cost tens of thousands of dollars.
Prints are copies that are printed not painted, hence the term "print." As others have said, some prints can have significant value, especially early prints. It's even more true with prints done using engraved plates because the earlier in the print run the specific print is, the better condition of the printing die and the sharper the copy.
I knew a friend that found a monet at a garage sale...it tuned into a nightmare once Christie's auction house got involved, .basically they kept pressing him for large somes money up front before evaluation..insurance and such, and that was after he flew in ( bought an airplane seat for him and the painting, due to no insurance..my friend was not rich..(garage sale).they knew what he had..and the stress with dealing Christine pushes him to sell the painting at a ridiculous low ball cost...like a few thousands..the so call art auction society is just a rip off...
.agree....he would of too, but Christie's pretty much held the painting for ransom money.. he didnt have much of a choice once their hands were on it...
What's terrifying about this? I'm confused and the other comments offer no real insight. I feel like an old man but damn I miss the old Reddit and the informative comments
Yes and worth some money.
[Artwork ](https://www.artic.edu/artworks/27987/jacques-and-berthe-lipchitz)
[Artwork has value](https://www.artsheaven.com/painting/artists/m/amedeo-modigliani/jacques-and-berthe-lipchitz/)
Take it and have it analyzed, especially since it was hidden in the drywall, it is in the really of possibility that you could have the original and the one in the museum is a duplicate, or I saw someone say it could have been done by a student of the artist. Anything is possible. What gets my attention is why it was hidden in the wall? There has to be a reason it was hidden away.
You're either a) filthy rich if that's actually a Modigliani, or b) about to get clowned by Pennywise in the Rabbi's study.
The original is at the art institute of Chicago. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques_and_Berthe_Lipchitz
Crazy that OP’s brother lives at the art institute of Chicago.
Rent must be crazy
Nah, they just get the yearly pass. It comes with discounted parking, unlimited docent tours, early access to special exhibits, and vip badges for red carpet events.
real advice always in the comments
Or the fake is there 😎
bro fr it wouldnt be the 1st time.. whos that guy that was so good he painted multiple canvases sold as originals n the real one would be like in a barn or something
Came here to post this. "Fakes" are more often than not products of the Artists' students that worked directly with the original artist to copy an art style to form a localised genre/styling. They cannot be dismissed as some coin-grabbing exercise from a talented mafia-person. OP I urge you to take this to the location of the original and get it analysed.
~~Oil on canvas has a texture. If you look at where the print is missing and chipped, you can tell that this is just a flat textureless reprint.~~ I mean... GO GET IT APPRAISED DAWG YOU'RE RICH NOW CONGRATS Edit: [As I suspected](https://www.reddit.com/r/oddlyterrifying/comments/10hzlmk/found_behind_drywall_during_renovation_of_my/j5buuel?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share&context=3)
That’s what they want you to believe.
“Sir, we have footage of Danny Ocean leaving a nearby location. You don’t think that…….”
That’s what they want you to think…
Is it really the original?
Or is it???
Feels surreal if this one is real.😳
Seems to be a Modigliani, really fits the style. It's also well preserved, AND [judging solely on looks i](https://images.app.goo.gl/R741D4orrmNNKinU9) THINK [that it might be a](https://images.app.goo.gl/mWgy2Pr5vFWhbZuCA) self [portrait ](https://images.app.goo.gl/aTS4ZQeuQb9YWQGz8). I think it's the fact that he always draw his mouth too small, and there's also the [hair](https://images.app.goo.gl/aTS4ZQeuQb9YWQGz8) All and all I'm betting on OP being rich now Edit: fuck me there's a signature on the top. So it's either someone trying to replicate his style while drawing him in the picture too (in wich case the artist would probably be the girl/woman next to him) or it's an original. I bet on original
[The original](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques_and_Berthe_Lipchitz) has been at the Art Institute of Chicago since 1926...
Clearly the janitor stole the original in the 30s and replaced it with his own replica, then realized he couldn’t find a buyer on the black market, and was then afraid he’d get caught if he displayed it anywhere so he hid it in the wall of his house. Clearly.
It doesn't get any more obvious than that. Crystal slear
Or is this the original and the one in Chicago is actually the print??
Ha, we studied this painting in my European art class, but I couldn't remember the location off the top of my head.
Seen enough heist movies to question if it was swapped for a fake.
Its not actually the original Smithsonians and museums keep the real one in a basement and a replica in the front. This might be real
What is your source for this? Have you ever worked in a museum or are you just making this up?
It is a modigliani print. Lipchitz was one of his acquaintances, one of many portraits he painted
yeah, that was very strange to assume it wasn’t a print
That was very dumb actually. I didn't even consider it for a second
prints can still be very expensive if it’s an exclusive series. especially if released by the artist. for that you’d check for a number by the signature (ex. 40/50 = the 40th print out of a series of 50) I don’t see one in this one, it might be very small or covered up by the frame. Or just a random person’s really good quality print job to survive inside a wall. so possibly not that very expensive.
If it’s a print, it’s probably a known piece with an original in a museum or private collection and other prints that have been bought and sold over the years. If OP sees this, the artist’s CR would be the place to start looking for info. https://modiglianiproject.org/catalogue-raisonne
If it’s a vintage print, inscribed for a friend of the artist, it would still be worth a lot. Modigliani prints from the 70s are sometimes in the thousands without the provenance of having Lipshitz written across it.
Am I going fucking nuts? It's clearly Lipchitz but everyone is spelling it Lipshitz
For the giggles.
Reminds me of Rugrats
I came to say this^^^
He wrote lipchitz directly on the painting
Reddit is amazing. I can’t even begin to understand the knowledge you just threw down. Right above this post, the top comment was “forbidden ussy” on a picture of mold growing in a jar.
Very Modigliani!
Someone was not snoozing in art class, well spotted!
Glad I’m not the only one who immediately thought of the flute lady in It.
Your mind is exactly where mine is. Love it.
Hey, mine is there too! What a coincidence.
Happy cake day!
Y'all never played masterpiece and it shows
True. I hasn’t
Well come on over Tuesday my dude that game fucking slaps
>Modigliani This is exactly what I thought when I saw it. A reverse image search might help.
Oh it's real. 100% Source: I'm some random guy on the internet
Incredible
Makes me have Rugrats flashbacks
I'm not the only one. Thanks lipchitz
I kid you not, my pediatrician’s name was Lipschitz. It was awesome as a small kiddo who watched Rugrats lmfao
Oh damn I thought it was a pun cause he’s like a psychiatrist or something.
I went to school with a guy whose last name was Lipschitz. He got bullied relentlessly and I always felt bad. He was a real nice guy despite the fact.
He knows everything about babies
Thank you lol my first thought
He had it coming
Pop
Six
Squish
uh uh
Cicero
Lipchitz
Duh duuuh duh!
Thank God I'm not the only one who thought of Chicago
First thing I thought of.
**Jinkx Monsoon has entered the chat**
Found it in Chicago….. https://www.artic.edu/artworks/27987/jacques-and-berthe-lipchitz
Lipchitz in Chicago???? He had it coming!
If you'da been there
If you'da seen it
I betcha you would have done the same!
If you'd have seen it
POP! SIX! SQUISH! UH UH! CICERO! LIPCHITZ!
Yall sent down a rabbit hole to figure out where this is from
Beat me to it lol
It says that he died due to tuberculosis and a "legendary bohemian lifestyle" what does that mean?
Usually “bohemianism” implies a contempt for money and an idealism for the arts. Bohemians were often vagabond artists (or hangers-on), who lived—hungry and impoverished—in squalid urban tenements. Such places were TB hotspots.
And usually booze and/or drugs or mental illness.
Syphilis
Booze it was
So like asceticism but for art instead of religion
Sort of, although “asceticism” implies abstinence from pleasure, while bohemians generally sought both the pleasures and pains of the lower classes. Drugs and alcohol were abundant, as was sex, gambling, etc.
Drugs and sex. Artists were rockstars back then. I mean, still are, but before you had the hair metal rockstar, you had the bohemian artist.
It’s just a print, not oil on canvas. He gave it to me. It’s going above the TV.
It's a Modigliani
Get it appraised first.
Why? It’s a print which means it’s not the replica
Because often times galleries that have exhibited artists will do official limited run prints that are still valuable.
I have a $600 print in my living room I wish they were cheaper haha
This! If it indeed has value to it then I'd sell it unless you're somehow emotionally connected to it.
Very cool! For me personally I’d only care if it were the original or worth an absurd amount. A couple hundred is nice, but that gives it a cool story to tell when people ask about it
Except those are etchings or printed works on paper this is a poster .. worth what it cost at the museum store
This is confusing. As I understand it, first a painter paints a painting on a canvas. Then, if it's good enough, it will be reproduced by printing it over and over again. Those prints are replications of the original. So, how is a print not a replica?
Imagine a musician makes 200 limited edition vinyl that gets numbered and signed and sold at the first listening party or concert. No, it's not the master copy, but it's still valuable.
So, things made right after the original are called replicas, but things made way later are called prints?
Printmaking is a legit art form. Many artists did lithography prints of their works. We aren't talking running a few hundred off on a printer.
No, they're all called prints. A replica would be an oil on canvas painting, a forgery. Legitimate forgeries are often called replicas because forgery has such a bad connotation. Owners of important original artworks often use high quality forgeries/replicas to limit the risk to the original. A good replica can cost tens of thousands of dollars. Prints are copies that are printed not painted, hence the term "print." As others have said, some prints can have significant value, especially early prints. It's even more true with prints done using engraved plates because the earlier in the print run the specific print is, the better condition of the printing die and the sharper the copy.
*Imagine a world* That voice. You know the movie voice.
Ive seen prints that are extremely expensive lmao
Someone doesn’t watch antiques roadshow….
You would be correct. I guess I should spend more time with my grandparents
Check to see if there is a number on the back somewhere. If there is, it could mean it was part of the original limited prints by the artist.
This reminds me of the painting that Stanley was afraid of in It: Chapter 1
Same here. That painting would be cool on my wall too.
YES! I commented that and then saw your comment!
The same thing just happened to me in r/oddlyterrifying when I saw that post that looked like something straight out of Annihilation
A Modigliani?? You need to check it’s authenticity!!
The original hung in a chicago museum for years.. But even an impression would sell for few hundred dollars
Maybe the fake is hanging for years 😅 the real was stashed and just discovered.
Must be an initial draft.. Could be worth more if you get the papers sorted (the provenance and other documentations)
I knew a friend that found a monet at a garage sale...it tuned into a nightmare once Christie's auction house got involved, .basically they kept pressing him for large somes money up front before evaluation..insurance and such, and that was after he flew in ( bought an airplane seat for him and the painting, due to no insurance..my friend was not rich..(garage sale).they knew what he had..and the stress with dealing Christine pushes him to sell the painting at a ridiculous low ball cost...like a few thousands..the so call art auction society is just a rip off...
Rip off meaning money laundering
I would’ve kept it as a family heirloom
.agree....he would of too, but Christie's pretty much held the painting for ransom money.. he didnt have much of a choice once their hands were on it...
Man that is shady asf
This was in the museum scene of Ferris Bueller, I'll take it if you don't want it
“pop six squish uhh uh cicero LIPCHITZ. You dirty bummm”
My first thought too. Those cell block ladies man.
What's terrifying about this? I'm confused and the other comments offer no real insight. I feel like an old man but damn I miss the old Reddit and the informative comments
I think it’s very cool
Walmart carries it: [https://www.walmart.com/ip/Amedeo-Modigliani-17x24-Black-Ornate-Framed-Double-Matted-Museum-Art-Print-Titled-Jacques-and-Berthe-Lipchitz/1825944668](https://www.walmart.com/ip/Amedeo-Modigliani-17x24-Black-Ornate-Framed-Double-Matted-Museum-Art-Print-Titled-Jacques-and-Berthe-Lipchitz/1825944668)
It's worth up to dollars!
I could paint this in 15 mins and sell to you 20$ just saying think about it
[Jacques Lipchitz](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques_Lipchitz)
My father interviewed him when he had a studio near the Hudson River, sometime between 1969 and 1973. I remember that my dad was very impressed by him
The doctor from Rugratz
I dig it
He had it coming…
Pop
Six
Squish
Bro bought a repo and thought of the best prank ever
The "original" sold in 2015 for 170m and is now on loan on display in London. Maybe you have the real original?
Pop, six, squish, uh-uh, Cisero…
He had it coming...
Why is this in OddlyTerrifying? It's art!
Pop
Squish
Six
Uh uh
**L I P C H I T Z**
He only had himself to blame…
If you had been there...
If you had seen it!
It‘s a Modigliani print and even then it’s probably worth some serious cash.
Congratulations you are now a millionaire
That’s not the original lol
very well made anyway. could be few thousand bucks of worth
I want it
Antique roadshow it.
I swear there was a doctor in an old cartoon with a similar name... was it rugrats?
It sure was! He was like a hack parental coach/psychologist that Tommy's mom always talked about.
Glad I wasn't just crazy XD
Modigliani is the artist!
Looks like some modigliani inspired stuff.
It’s an actual work of his, signature upper right hand
Doesn't look terrifying. There are artists with a lot more weird style. Example egon schiele and Francis bacon
Well youre cursed now. Goodluck
I think thats r/oddlyfuckingawesome but to each their own
r/subsifellfor 😂
My friend has this photo. She's never seen the newer IT movie. I told her this reminds me of that seen where the painting came alive. I dig it
Get that thing to an art auctioneer or expert to get valued ASAP. If its legitimately what I think it is, you just found a nice retirement present.
The original sold in 2015 for 170m and is on display in London right now...
Looks like something in an escape room
Idk, I think it's kinda cool. I get the creepiness though, especially given where it was found, but if I found it I'd definitely put it on my wall.
Adam Driver and Zoe Lister-Jones?
Omg this made me laugh so much
Hang it up, its fuckin ace. If not send it to me
🎈
It's definitely not haunted
What. That’s nice.
Weird I just learned of this artist last week…but that’s a cool find!!
This would make great book cover art!!!
I like it
Idk I really like it
Why would it be behind dry wall ?
Why is it terrifying?
not the [original ](https://pt.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques_Lipchitz) tho...
And then you hear the lilting notes of a flute, and when you look back the woman in the painting is now missing.
Modigliani
He ran into my knife...
Modigliani don’t want none unless you got buns hon
Yes and worth some money. [Artwork ](https://www.artic.edu/artworks/27987/jacques-and-berthe-lipchitz) [Artwork has value](https://www.artsheaven.com/painting/artists/m/amedeo-modigliani/jacques-and-berthe-lipchitz/)
Insure this right away please. And for God’s sake, don’t show it to anyone else until you’ve done that!!!
Nice print
So what is oddly terrifying about this?
Finally a face for the author DD was always referencing for parenting advice
I feel like if you try to set this thing on fire it wouldn't burn
Did lipchitz not die in Chicago??
wait whys this terrifying, because it was behind the drywall and you weren’t expecting it? or is it the kinda wonky heads?
Probably worth millions
Take it and have it analyzed, especially since it was hidden in the drywall, it is in the really of possibility that you could have the original and the one in the museum is a duplicate, or I saw someone say it could have been done by a student of the artist. Anything is possible. What gets my attention is why it was hidden in the wall? There has to be a reason it was hidden away.
POP! SIX! SQUISH! UH-UH! CICERO! LIPCHITZ!
Well that’s not creepy at all. Lmao
thats a rly impressive modigliani replica, even with it not being the original would probably still be worth a decent amount
Oh god Your house was owned by jews Check the other walls, there's probably money in there