Haunted picture sold on Ebay – Full story & video

‘The Hands Resist Him’

Famous EBAY Haunted Picture

In February, 2000 the sudden appearance of a rather strange painting with the accompanying title of “Haunted Painting” made it’s debut on Ebay.

Of course a title like this is going to attract attention & it’s still discussed to this day whether the painting is genuinely haunted or not.

Even stranger is the reactions that the general public had when viewing the photos of the painting.

The artist is Bill Stoneham, the painting title is “Hands Resist Him“.

Stoneham painted Hands Resist Him in 1972, the boy in the picture being himself, the hands being other lives, the windows/door being a thin veil between waking & dreaming with the small doll like girl being the guide through.

Bill does not know how his painting ended up abandoned as described by the Ebay seller, but he does know a gallery owner where the painting was originally displayed & sold & a Los Angeles Times critic, who reviewed the show, were Dead within a year.

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HAUNTED PAINTING

WARNING AND DISCLAIMER

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WHEN WE RECEIVED THIS PAINTING, WE THOUGHT IT WAS REALLY GOOD ART.
A ” PICKER ” HAD FOUND IT ABANDONNED BEHIND AN OLD BREWERY.
AT HTE TIME WE WONDERED A LITLLE WHY A SEEMINGLY PERFECTLY FINE PAINTING WOULD BE DISCARDED LIKE THAT. ( TODAY WE DON’T !!! )

ONE MORNING OUR 4 AND 1/2 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER CLAIMED, THAT THE CHILDREN IN THE PICTURE WERE FIGHTING, AND COMING INTO THE ROOM DURING THE NIGHT.

NOW, I DON’T BELIEVE IN UFOS OR ELVIS BEING ALIVE, BUT MY HUSBAND WAS ALARMED. TO MY AMUSEMENT HE SET UP A MOTION TRIGGERED CAMREA FOR THE NIGHTS.

AFTER THREE NIGHTS THERE WERE PICTURES.THE LAST TWO PICTURES SHOWN ARE FROM THAT ‘STAKEOUT’.
AFTER SEEING THE BOY SEEMINGLY EXITING THE PAINTING UNDER THREAT,
WE DECIDED, THE PAINTING HAS TO GO.

PLEASE JUDGE FOR YOURSELF. — BEFORE YOU DO, PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING:

WARNING AND DISCLAIMER.

WARNING: DO NOT BID ON THIS PAINTING IF YOU ARE SUCCEPTIBLE TO STRESS RELATED DISEASE, FAINT OF HEART OR ARE UNFAMILIAR WITH SUPERNATURAL EVENTS.
BY BIDDING ON THIS PAINTING, YOU AGREE TO RELEASE THE OWNERS OF ALL LIABILITY IN RELATION TO THE SALE OR ANY EVENTS HAPPENING AFTER THE SALE, THAT MIGHT BE CONTRIBUTED TO THIS PAINTING.
THIS PAINTING MAY OR MAY NOT POSESS SUPERNATURAL POWERS, THAT COULD IMPACT OR CHANGE YOUR LIFE.
HOWEVER, BY BIDDING YOU AGREE TO EXCLUSIVELY BID ON THE VALUE OF THE ARTWORK, WITH DISREGARD TO THE LAST TWO PHOTOS FEATURED IN THIS AUCTION, AND HOLD THE OWNERS HARMLESS IN REGARD TO THEM AND THEIR IMPACT, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED.————

NOW THAT WE GOT THIS OUT OF THE WAY, ONE QUESTION TO YOU EBAYERS. WE WANT OUR HOUSE TO BE BLESSED AFTER THE PAINTING IS GONE, DOES ANYBODY KNOW, WHO IS QUALIFIED TO DO THAT?

-Interview with new owner-

• What attracted you to the “Haunted Painting?” Were you interested in the piece more for it’s artistic value or for the legend that went with it? How long have you had the painting?Since March 7.Has anything “unusual” happened with the painting? If so, describe.I wish I could report a bizarre happening or mind possession type of thing, but the unusual things started happening with the first email and counting. Prayers and quotes from the scriptures from a man of faith. Advice as how to cleanse my residence of this evil thing from a Native American Shaman in Mississippi. Reports of people being repulsed, made physically ill, or suffering from a black out/mind control experiences. I’ve been informed that over 34,000 people on Ebay alone have viewed this item. People want to know how can I live with this sort of ” thing “, or want to buy a life size reproduction. If anything, this is the real story. I had never received an email before that wasn’t from some on-line pornsite. And the only apparent reason I get these is because I fit the profile.Have you been able to find out anything about the history of the painting?I was hoping from the detail image on ebay of the boys face, that given the crazing of the pigment, the painting would date from the 1920’s or 30’s. That generally would make an economic difference. It probably was completed in 1965-75. It is titled, ” The Hands Resist Him “. Which I think is a very interesting name. It is signed, but I’m not releasing that information yet. A good example of surrealism from that period. Just call me a lucky bidder on Ebay.You have received emails that people have been “repulsed”, made “physically ill” and “suffered from blackout/mind control experiences” just by viewing pictures of the painting???

  Yes.

  According to the reports of the email that you have been receiving you have had offers to “cleanse your residence” as well as scriptures and prayers. Do you think these are coming from people who experienced something from the actual photos of the painting or from the description that was posted for the sale?

  I think more power of suggestion, but who knows. What I experienced seems to be the norm, but there are many different people out there.

  How many “concerned” emails have you received? (estimate)

  3 very different responses, 10 more that were frightened or repulsed.The seller has had 15 eventful emails along with 40 offering to cleanse her home. I also have been contacted by the Ghost Hunters of Georgia, and a graduate student in parapsychology from J.F.K. University.

  When you say “3 very different responses,” What do you mean?

  evil contained had an exorcist type of voice, along with a blast of hot air, like standing in front of an oven door. Two friends crying after this experience and praying until a minute had passed and everything went back to normal.
  A new Epson printer that ate and mutilated page after page when the user tried to download images of this oil.
  The Native American who became so ill he had to cleanse his house by burning white sage. He warned me not to put this item around small children, and that there is great ere.

  What do you plan to do with the painting?

  I plan to sell it, or perhaps first investigate selling high quality limited edition prints of it. I have several offers from people to buy the original or good reproductions.

  Visually, it seemed like a good composition, the artist displayed a certain professional handling of the medium, and the subject matter was compelling. The ” legend ” seemed like a good marketing ploy, but I was buying it to sell.

picture was finally sold for $1550  on ebay

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