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Subject:Identity of artist(s)
Posted By: KC Sun, Feb 22, 2015 IP: 71.199.44.62 I inherited 2 paintings from a great-aunt. I am trying to find out who the painter(s) may be (based on what seem to be signatures) and what the seals mean. Also wondering if I should list them as special items for insurance purposes. Any help will be greatly appreciated. (sorry for the sideways photos, don't know how to fix that - new program I'm still learning). |
Subject:Re: Identity of artist(s)
Posted By: rat Mon, Feb 23, 2015 the inscription is hoping to be by Chinese painter Qi Baishi, but fakes attributed to him far outnumber the number of genuine works. |
Subject:Re: Identity of artist(s)
Posted By: John Rj Mon, Feb 23, 2015 The paintings are signed as Qi Baishi. Please |
Subject:Re: Identity of artist(s)
Posted By: KC Tue, Feb 24, 2015 I am unable to convert the photos I took with either my iPhone or my SONY A77 to under 500 kb. The photos below are taken through the glass of the frame (both pictures are professionally framed and matted). Both had to be cropped considerably to get within the size limitations of this email site (and as you can see one I actually had to divide into 2 images). I do not at this time have any site on the internet to which I can upload the photos to remedy this. I will check with my son (he is a computer technician at a local college) to attempt to get you better and full view photos. |
Subject:Re: Identity of artist(s)
Posted By: KC Tue, Feb 24, 2015 My son says he can get them posted to a site and then link them here. We will do that today or tomorrow I expect. |
Subject:Re: Identity of artist(s)
Posted By: KC Tue, Feb 24, 2015 Here are links to the paintings we loaded onto IMGUR: |
Subject:Re: Identity of artist(s)
Posted By: John R Sun, Mar 01, 2015 Thank you for posting the additional photos. |
Subject:Re: Identity of artist(s)
Posted By: KC Tue, Mar 03, 2015 I found on line an image that is very much like one of my paintings. I am not an expert, though I have painted in acrylics. The one on line is almost identical to one of mine in fact. |
Subject:Re: Identity of artist(s)
Posted By: KC Tue, Mar 03, 2015 I found the second one also (both on Wikiart - this one in 'flower painting' and the other under 'ink and wash' painting). This on line photo (?) one appears to be more "striking" than mine in the leaves at the bottom (which also have much darker and distinct "veins" in the leaves). The signatures are again too identical for me to see any differences (they even have what appear to me to be identical breaks in lines of the signature at the same location as breaks in the Wikiart image. |
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