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Title: Engravings on Tissue
Post by: ElegantEncores on February 18, 2009, 09:10:55 AM

I have some wood engravings (I believe?) on tissue, and I was hoping someone might help me with the artist, etc.  They're very much like the work of Timothy Cole, but I can't find references for artists who did similar work.

I've searched exhaustively but come up with nothing bearing these initials.  Maybe if I recognized the men in the portraits or the originals they could be based on, it could help as well.  These seem to be by the same artist (initials E S with a symbol afterwards) but the manner of the signatures differs.  I have some others but these are good examples.

Many thanks in advance!

(http://i692.photobucket.com/albums/vv290/phins420/8.jpg)

Link to full image (http://i692.photobucket.com/albums/vv290/phins420/6.jpg)

(http://i692.photobucket.com/albums/vv290/phins420/9.jpg)

Link to full image (http://i692.photobucket.com/albums/vv290/phins420/7.jpg)

Title: Re: Engravings on Tissue
Post by: KC on February 25, 2009, 11:30:21 AM

Wanted to bring this one back up to the top....I have been researching and find this intriguing.  Any other ideas about this?

Title: Re: Engravings on Tissue
Post by: ElegantEncores on February 25, 2009, 03:09:43 PM

Thank you KC!  These are still mystery items.  I keep hitting dead ends!

Title: Re: Engravings on Tissue
Post by: KC on February 26, 2009, 09:04:50 PM

Here's another site to take a look see at that did individuals:  http://www.lakesidegalleries.com/Henry%20Wolf%20Gallery.htm (http://www.lakesidegalleries.com/Henry%20Wolf%20Gallery.htm)

I have found sites for Gustave Dore (scenes) and Winslow Homer (did lots of work for magazines - people) and a few others. 

Sure wish I could figure out what is after the S........