What is this painting? Is it valuable?

[Karateed]

How to determine a painting's value:

If you like it, it's worth something to you.

If he owned it, that would be true....perhaps it would mean something to the friend who has asked him to look into it.....

If it has any meaning for you then it has value for you.

In which case, because he doesn't own it, he would have to purchase it, again validating the need for an estimate of the painting...

If neither of the above apply, for you it is of no value whatsoever. Discard it.

Perhaps discarding it is too harsh as just because one doesn't like it doesn't mean it doesn't have value to an individual.....if it has cash value, as many collectors are in the business for, then it has value to you. Why else would someone ask the question....does this have any value? That may sound commercial but we live in that world and many on this site make a living through sales of their art.....there is certainly nothing wrong with getting what the market will bear.

Please don't say just because someone doesn't like the work for the art that it diminishes the work, it doesn't....There may be someone else out there to validate the work.....cash is funny that way.

It helps to actually fully read and understand what the OPs post is all about.....