r/WhatIsThisPainting

Picked these up as I like the aesthetic of them.

They appear to be contemporary Japanese woodblock prints but can't find anything online.

Anyone able to help? Thanks!

Bought this from a vintage thrift store a while back
I’ve tried all reverse imaging and cannot find any Rufino Tamayo painting that looks like this, so maybe it’s just a good forgery? It’s also 39 inches by 42 on like some hard cardboard and heavily textured.

Hey,

So i have another special case ^^

I originally bought this still life as an unsigned painting.

I bought it primarily because of that Chinese doll. Lovis Corinth, a famous German Impressionist, featured a doll like that in several of his still-life paintings.

However, Corinth’s doll was a different model in terms of color.

I don’t know of any other paintings featuring a doll like this, which makes the piece quite intriguing to me.

Those nodding-head pagodas were very expensive back then.

Upon closer inspection, however, the supposedly unsigned painting turned out to be signed after all. The signature is very finely incised.

Unfortunately, I cannot decipher it.

Would a more renowned artist even sign a work in such an inconspicuous, hidden manner?

Corinth, for instance, sometimes painted his signatures right in the middle of the picture.

The painting is also executed on an extremely coarse canvas; I would almost say it was jute.

I was recently gifted this beautiful piece of art while in Sag Harbor NY. I know it came from an estate sale in the Hamptons, but nothing beyond that. There’s Chinese inscription on the back which I believe is a title, and it was completed in 1993. Measures 106.5cm X 218cm

This is my favorite piece of art. I bought it without a frame at an antique store in The Dalles, Oregon several years ago.

The antique store said it was an original piece of art, not decor. I had it professionally framed later and the back is covered in brown paper, so there are no clues on the back except for the name of the frame shop.

The signature appears to be something like “W. S. Chang” or something similar.

Looking for any info on this painting, something on the artist.

Old sailing / seaside… tried google lens and couldn’t find the exact one, though did see some similar ones!

She told me when I was a kid that the artist had a studio and that he made a bunch of them and floated them across an ocean or a channel to see where they washed up. It has glaze on top. She had some with purple glaze some with green glaze some with blue. This is the only one that survived. She doesn't remember where she got it. I remember it was a pretty big or historic artist at the time. It's hollow is supposed to float.

I recently inherited this painting, and although I've looked, I have not been able to find any information online about it or the painter.

The painting had been in a home in Delaware (USA) for a long time. Unsure if '58 means 1958 or 1858, but both could be possible as some of the items in the house did date back to the 1800s.

On the back you'll see a signature that says John Wanamaker. I know he was a merchant a long time ago, and responsible for the Wanamaker's department store chain.

If you have any more info, or if you think it may be worthwhile to have this appraised, I'd be glad to know.

Thanks to anyone who can share info!

Hi everyone,

I fell in love with this painting and purchased it at an auction near Boston, MA. It's oil on canvas without much description or signature other than a good provenance in FL. I'd love to know any details you might have: style, time period, potentially artist!

Thank you!!

1959, age 21.

I think by a friend of my father's elder half-brother. My father was a lifelong resident of Raleigh, NC. Whether a live stting or from a photograph, I can't say, but my money is on photo.

Said half-brother was a professor of classical languages at Kent State in Ohio by late 1960s-early 1970s, but I don't know where he was in 1959.

Signature has me flummoxed... Raymond? Raynard? Ragnard? Ragmond?

Thanks.

Cannot figure out who the artist is! Anyone know? 1965

Ich gehe davon aus hier eine signierte Lithografie von Max Liebermann zu besitzen.

Spricht etwas gegen meine Annahme?

Wie kann ich es am besten prüfen ohne es aus dem rahmen zu holen? Keine modernen Druckpunkte und der Lupe zu erkennen.

Das Datum auf der Rückseite war der Zeitpunkt als der vorbesitzer es geschenkt bekommen hat ( Nein ich kann ihn nicht fragen der ist schon länger wurmfutter).

Was wäre das Bild in etwa realistisch wert sofern ich richtig liege?

Wo sollte ich es am besten verkaufen oder gibt es hier sogar Interessenten für so etwas?

Danke für jede hilfe!

Any recommendations on where to restore a painting that went through 3 generations of living rooms with heavy smokers?

Also we don't know much about the painting. It is signed "Major Minor". We also have some cartoons from him that I don't have pictures of.

I believe he was in the military with my great grandpa early 1900s or late 1800s. My GGP later became a lawyer... But don't quote me on the family history.

We have native American heritage.

I don't have the painting so can't take a picture of the back. It will be passed down to me.

I will post a better photo if I get one. But hoping someone can at least answer the restoration question. Painting is in Wisconsin and I'm in texas.

Hey Reddit,

I found this at the ReStore near Carbondale, and like many of their finds, this is suspected to have been donated from a multimillion-dollar mansion nearby(probably Aspen or Snowmass). I called the framers to try and find some history... All they could tell me is they stocked this frame from 2001-2008, so it was likely framed in that period. They said this framing job likely cost close to $1-2k even back then. You'll notice the framer's sticker doesn't have a zip code, which also dates the framing.

The frame is 70"x54", museum-grade glass, linen backing, and the piece is suspended floating above the linen.

The art itself seems to be very mixed media and neo-expressionist in style. I wasn't really able to find any local Colorado artist that matched this style. The framing shop said their high-end clientele will often bring in art from elsewhere around the world and get it framed in Carbondale or Glenwood. There are what seem to be postcards embedded in the acrylic along with other interesting materials. It's a very layered piece and seems to be done on cardboard

It's funny because the number of guesses people have really hasn't helped narrow it down. It could be anything from a student's piece of art, a high-end studio production, or salvaged European street art. AI and reverse image search weren't helpful either.

I'm looking for any clues for the artist or tips for how to go about researching a piece like this beyond what i've done already of course. Oh and taking apart the frame and looking at the back wasn't advised... That's an absolute last resort but I'll probably just enjoy the piece and never resort to that. Thanks for any help!

I am at a lost on finding any information on this painting I have. Can anyone help with this?