The local Goodwill on the North Side of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania was having a lot of great items in the store and the quality went down around 2008-09, as you would expect.
But one of the finds I was very surprised to see when I walked in was this large framed piece of cast paper art that is also signed on the back:
https://www.etsy.com/listing/107772552/rare-female-nude-art-framed-cast-paper?ref=featured_listings_row
It is a 3-D relief image and I believe it is the artist's rendering of the classic painting "Venus at Her Mirror" from 1600's by the Spanish artist Valasquez:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rokeby_Venus
I looked the framed art over and it was in great condition. So I carried it home.
The work is by the artist 'Copper' and titled 'Classic Repose'. A sign to me that it is based upon the painting of Venus:
It has been very popular in my vintage Etsy shop, and also on Twitter.
I like having it in my shop for that reason alone. And I also admire it as a work of art.
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