LESTER O. SCHWARTZ ORIGINAL OIL/ WATER COLOR PAINTING HEAVY PICASSO INFLUENCES

THIS IS AN AUTHENTIC ORIGINAL OIL / WATER COLOR FROM LESTER O. SCHWARTZ FAMED WISCONSIN ARTIST LESTER GOT A FELLOWSHIP TO TRAVEL TO EUROPE HE STAYED WITH THE LIKES OF PICASSO AND DALI THIS ITEM WAS DONE WITH A HEAVY PICASSO INFLUENCE( I THINK IT WAS A COLLABORATION OF PICASSO AND SCHWARTZ ) THIS ITEM HAS BEEN TO THE ANTIQUES ROADSHOW AND I HAVE PERSONALLY TAKEN IT TO SOTHERBY'S WHERE IT WAS APPRAISED AT 5,000.00 THE MINIMUM WAS 5,000 FOR CONSIGNED FOR ARTWORK SO I DECLINED POSSIBLY PENCIL DRAWN BY THE MASTER ( PICASSO) HIMSELF PARTIALLY PAINTED WITH OIL (PICASSO)AND SCHWARTZ FINISHED WITH A WATERCOLOR TYPE PAINT NOW, IF I COULD PROVE THIS THEN THE ITEM WOULD BE WORTH MILLIONS, BUT SINCE FEELINGS DON'T COUNT AND I AM NOT AN EXPERT I CAN ONLY SPECULATE THE ITEM IS BEING SOLD AS-IS WHERE IS MEANING IF IT IS NOT WORTH MILLIONS YOU CAN RETURN IT IN THE EXACT CONDITION SHIPPED IN THE EXACT MATERIAL SHIPPED IN WITHIN 2 WEEKS AND A 20% RESTOCKING FEE AND YOU PAY RETURN SHIPPING AND NO RETURN OF SHIPPING COSTS TO YOU THE PAINTING IS 20" X 31" APPX. IT HAS BEEN STORED IN THE CASE FOR YEARS BREATHABLE WITH ACRYLIC COVERS LESTER O. SCHWARTZ IS A WISCONSIN ARTIST THAT WON A FELLOWSHIP ABROAD UPON RETURNING GOT A JOB AT RIPON COLLEGE AS THE HEAD OF THE ART DEPARTMENT. THERE HE MET HIS LIFETIME MATE WHERE THEY REHABBED A BRICK DORM FOR THEIR OWN. THIS MAY HAVE BEEN DONE ( OR FINISHED) DURING THE NEW LOVE INTEREST AND POSSIBLY THE MOST HAPPY TIME IN HIS LIFE (WHILE REDOING THE DORM) SCHWARTZ WAS SAID TO HAVE TAUGHT HARRISON FORD AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THIS COLLEGE THINGS LIKE PENCIL LINES DIFFERENT OIL BASED PAINTS AND SUBJECT MATTER ARE HARD FOR ME TO JUST LET THE PICASSO TOUCH GO, BUT EITHER WAY THIS ITEM IS HEAVILY INFLUENCED BY HIM I HAVE LOOKED OVER PICASSO'S WORK AT MUSEUMS AND THE OIL STROKES PENCIL LINES ARE JUST TO CLOSE ALSO FINISHED IN WATERCOLOR??? SCHWARTZ MASTERED IN WATERCOLOR PICASSO MASTERED IN OIL THE CANVAS COULD BE TESTED FOR AGE OIL PAINT ETC. IF YOU BUY THIS ITEM AND PLAN ON A RETURN PLEASE KNOW ABUT 5,000.00 WILL BE KEPT. HOPEFULLY A TRUE PRO CAN GET THE PROVENANCE ON THIS AND MAKE SOME REAL MONEY, THE NEWS AND HISTORY.