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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 7561434, member: 19463&quot;]<a href="https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/58518/undercover-art-6-paintings-were-hiding-something" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/58518/undercover-art-6-paintings-were-hiding-something" rel="nofollow">https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/58518/undercover-art-6-paintings-were-hiding-something</a></p><p>Picasso was, however, known to recycle a canvas previously painted by either himself or someone else.&nbsp; I am sure there have been Picasso level paintings found in an attic somewhere and painted over by someone who did not care for such rubbish.&nbsp; Fads change.&nbsp; In the 1970&#039;s we stripped the white paint off wooden furniture to reveal the way it looked before it was painted in the 1930&#039;s.&nbsp; Sometimes we would strip off paint that was original and discover that different kinds of wood had been cobbled together so the piece needed to be painted.&nbsp; Today, white cabinets are back in style so the pieces stripped 50 years ago may be painted again.&nbsp; If I were to decide to be a painter, should I buy a fresh canvas at an art store for $10 or reuse one from a yard sale that cost $1?&nbsp; Have you heard of people finding &#039;old masters&#039; at yard sales?&nbsp; Could I improve a previous canvas by painting over it.&nbsp; Probably not.&nbsp; Might I try?&nbsp; Apparently Picasso did. It is good that I do not fancy myself to be Picasso.&nbsp; Paintings, like coins, are cleaned, restored and improved with varying degrees of success.&nbsp; I trust most have seen this:</p><p><a href="https://www.thevintagenews.com/2019/01/04/artworks-destroyed/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.thevintagenews.com/2019/01/04/artworks-destroyed/" rel="nofollow">https://www.thevintagenews.com/2019/01/04/artworks-destroyed/</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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