What do the numbers and letters on a canvased painting stand for?

February 13th, 2010 | by admin |

I have what looks like an authentic painting of Christ in Gethsemane by Hoffman? There are numbers and letters penciled on the back of what looks like canvas. Do these help authenticate the painting? There is no signature on the painting.

Hi! The original is at Riverside Church in
New York City. They have three paintings
by Heinrich Hofmann that were donated by
John D. Rockefeller, Jr.:
"Christ in Gethsemane" (1890), "Christ in the Temple"
(1871) and " Christ and the Rich Young Man" (1889).
The numbers on your piece must be inventory and/or
distribution codes by the firm that reproduced it.
I hope this helps!

‘Christ in Gethsemane’ by Heinrich Ferdinand Hofmann
http://www.theriversidechurchny.org/about/gallery/
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/medny/retarides.html
http://www.theriversidechurchny.org/about/?art

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One Response to “What do the numbers and letters on a canvased painting stand for?”

  1. By guess who at large on Feb 14, 2010

    Hi! The original is at Riverside Church in
    New York City. They have three paintings
    by Heinrich Hofmann that were donated by
    John D. Rockefeller, Jr.:
    "Christ in Gethsemane" (1890), "Christ in the Temple"
    (1871) and " Christ and the Rich Young Man" (1889).
    The numbers on your piece must be inventory and/or
    distribution codes by the firm that reproduced it.
    I hope this helps!

    ‘Christ in Gethsemane’ by Heinrich Ferdinand Hofmann
    http://www.theriversidechurchny.org/about/gallery/
    http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/medny/retarides.html
    http://www.theriversidechurchny.org/about/?art
    References :

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