The painting from which this detail is extracted is on the front of what was probably a retail/wholesale outlet by the harbour in Oslo. It's now no more than a storage room from what I can see, while the decorative shop front fades under lack of maintenance...
Many thanks for all your comments.
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Nicely seen and composed. The textures and colors are very strong. When I viewed this, I suspected it was a painting (I didn't vote in this challenge), but it probably brought your score down some. Anyway, very cool.
Nice photo, but isn't there a rule against a consisting entirely of a pre-existing artwork? Maybe that only applies to pre-existing photographs. Anyway, this is a nice painting, and you've certainly photographed it well.