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Title: Another painting
Post by: Wouwtert on January 09, 2012, 03:15:26 AM

Next to the painting from Reeves & Sons. (see other topic), I found another one in the attic. This one does have a signature, only I can't read it proparly. Anyone any idea? I'm from Holland, so probably a dutch artist.

Haven't got any clue about age also, so any information is welcome!

Title: Re: Another painting
Post by: mart on January 09, 2012, 09:16:44 AM

Can you read any of the letters in the last name ??  Looks like maybe A. Jannick or something similar !! Even the first letter of the last name will help !!

Title: Re: Another painting
Post by: Wouwtert on January 09, 2012, 09:46:54 AM

Should be an H or an M, for me it's something like 'Hennick'.

Title: Re: Another painting
Post by: Wouwtert on January 11, 2012, 01:48:24 AM

No-one?

Title: Re: Another painting
Post by: fancypants on January 11, 2012, 08:44:38 PM

No comment on the artist , as I have not knowledge of the sig , nor researched it , but I do believe that I may have stumbled across the obvious , regarding both paintings you've posted here .


By the general structure of the facial features of both paintings , I think these two might just be the same "R. Johnson" , at opposite ends of the age-scale ....  his own personal 'portrait of dorian grey' as it were .

Serve me up a heaping plate of crow if I'm wrong !!!

Title: Re: Another painting
Post by: Wouwtert on January 12, 2012, 01:07:20 AM

Both paintings have another history ('not the same attic'), so to me it seems fairly impossible that it's the same artist/model. This painting is on wooden panel also...

Title: Re: Another painting
Post by: fancypants on January 13, 2012, 01:26:05 PM

That's good info to know ...

Please excuse my 'flight of fancy' !


Hee-Haw !!!

Title: Re: Another painting
Post by: mart on January 13, 2012, 01:46:43 PM

Quote from: Wouwtert on January 12, 2012, 01:07:20 AM

Both paintings have another history ('not the same attic'), so to me it seems fairly impossible that it's the same artist/model. This painting is on wooden panel also...

Not necessarily so,, if they even came from the same town there are local atists that may have done work for different families !!  So where were the attics located mileage wise ??

Title: Re: Another painting
Post by: Wouwtert on January 16, 2012, 04:36:03 AM

At least 60 miles apart...

Title: Re: Another painting
Post by: frogpatch on January 16, 2012, 06:46:37 PM

You can send the photos to Christies in New York and if they are done by someone notable they will tell you.

Title: Re: Another painting
Post by: regularjoe2 on April 28, 2012, 09:43:45 PM

Old thread , & a comment which I originally thought might be rude to say , considering that the OP Wouwtert may be from around those parts ....

maybe there's a history of folks around there with a similar problem as illustrated below .... pertaining only to the sims. of the style/features of the young fellow & the old guy paintings , of course .... really .....

Title: Re: Another painting
Post by: mart on April 29, 2012, 08:30:39 AM

LOL !!  Leave it to you Joe to find the good ones !!