Photo Or Oil Painting?

[SparklyKid]

https://ibb.co/tBk82nf

[vulcan42]

Photo, too  many extraneous objects, Which an artist would omit.

[THECORBYLOON]

It's a painting by Russell Howarth.

[Etch]

Definitely oil painting:

https://www.mutualart.com/Artwork/Post-Office--Denshaw/927CD79B10BAA75A

 

[vulcan42]

 I'm surprised. Howarth's style is usually much more open and loose in his interpretation.

[SparklyKid]

not convinced, too much intricate detail

[THECORBYLOON]

Not convinced it's a painting or not convinced it's by that artist?

[ToraToraTora]

It's a painting.

[vulcan42]

The link by Etch shows it is a painting by Howarth but the reason I was surprised is although it's quite a small picture, 18 x 15, even the road sign writing is perfectly clear as in a photograph. 

Here are other examples of his work, the intricate work shown in this picture isn't there in the other work shown.

http://countygalleries.co.uk/artists/russell-howarth/

[Khandro]

I've never seen the point of photo-realism other than, "look how clever I am."?

Good painting (a broad term) has to be about something.  

[THECORBYLOON]

What is this $48.8 million painting about?

https://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/15/arts/design/record-auction-price-for-barnett-newman-at-sothebys.html

[THECORBYLOON]

That price includes the commission.

[youngmafbog]

It's painted but I wouldnt call it a painting.

But of course art is subjective.

[Khandro]

Corby : //What is this $48.8 million painting about?//

Objectively, it's about international money laundering. Subjectively, it's about colour.