Stanislaw
Sceptical at first, I am really happy with the outcome!
After being stunned by the beauty of a painting while on a trip in Germany, I started searching the web for a way to get a reproduction at an affordable price. I quickly came across 1st art gallery. I try my best to check reviews of different businesses when I give them my money, and honestly it was weird to see how positive the reviews for 1st art gallery were, they seemed almost too good to be true. I was really looking for anything negative that would make me reconsider, but honestly I could not find anything alarming at all. After all that research, I decided to give them a try. After around 2 weeks (it was a complex painting) I had a first draft to view! An important tip, try to be as careful and precise when sending instructions to the painter if you want any changes. The artists are not native speakers most likely, so there is a communication layer through the representatives. However, they went ahead with any additions I had with patience. Eventually, I was really happy with the product and asked for it to be shipped. Any issues that came up with shipping were dealt with by 1st art very professionally, many thanks to them. The painting arrived, I had it professionally framed and the workers said that it was skillfully painted. I really don't see any shortcuts in the painting process, it's fully painted by hand. I overlayed the original painting with the replica using photoshop and I have to say that whilst the shapes are very close, the proportions are a bit off (I think this means that it was truly done by hand and not copied using and machines or anything). It's not a perfect copy, but in my case we're talking about an extremely detailed work of art painted by an absolute master, and a copy that in my opinion was super affordable to the average person. Objectively speaking, that is amazing! I give 1st art 5 stars, not just for actually delivering a skillfully painted piece of art that now hangs over my dinner table, but also for their committment to absolute professionalism in a time where we kind of need to be careful when dealing with companies, especially ones located in another country and when spending larger sums of money. They have my utmost respect and thanks.
Response from 1st-art-gallery.comJan 15, 2024
Thank you for the great feedback Stanislaw Kind Regards, 1st Art Gallery Customer Care Team




