🔎 UNIDENTIFIED Old? painting

[Gene Mean]

Hi all-
I was doing some work for one of my customers, in her 80´s. She got this from her grandfather after he died. She would like to know more about the painting and the artist. I can´t find anything so appreciate any info. There is no writing on the back, just an old frame held together by shims/wedges. Thank you for taking a look.

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[Mackaydon]

OKÄND KONSTNÄR. Oil painting on canvas. It's unsigned. 20th century. Fiddler in wine cellar.

Canvas dimensions 32x24 cm. External dimensions 39x31 cm.

auctionet.com

I wonder if the Rossi signature is real. If so why is this site's image unsigned; perhaps just not visible.
Don in SoCal

 

[Red-Coat]

I'm afraid that's a copy of an 1895 work by the Belgian artist Alfred Theodore Joseph Bastien.

Alfred Bastien - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

From 'Mutualart':

There are numerous copies of this work by various amateurs and lesser artists which have low values. The 1899 date may well be accurate, but I don't know the artist 'Rossi'. Most of the copies are unsigned and they sometimes have minor variations on composition. Some are titled 'Fiddler in the cellar'. The one that @Machaydon linked to is also a copy of that same work... and note that "Okänd konstnär" is Swedish for "unknown artist".

 

[Gene Mean]

OKÄND KONSTNÄR. Oil painting on canvas. It's unsigned. 20th century. Fiddler in wine cellar.

Canvas dimensions 32x24 cm. External dimensions 39x31 cm.

auctionet.com

I wonder if the Rossi signature is real. If so why is this site's image unsigned; perhaps just not visible.
Don in SoCal

Thank you. My daughters image search came up with another artist, Alfred Bastien.

 

[Gene Mean]

I'm afraid that's a copy of an 1895 work by the Belgian artist Alfred Theodore Joseph Bastien.

Alfred Bastien - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

From 'Mutualart':

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There are numerous copies of this work by various amateurs and lesser artists which have low values. The 1899 date may well be accurate, but I don't know the artist 'Rossi'. Most of the copies are unsigned and they sometimes have minor variations on composition. Some are titled 'Fiddler in the cellar'. The one that @Machaydon linked to is also a copy of that same work... and note that "Okänd konstnär" is Swedish for "unknown artist".

That´s great, as long as I have info to tell her. Thank you RC