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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Help indentify artist.

« on: October 11, 2011, 02:42:24 pm »

I have pretty much bombed out every direction with this one !! About all  I can find points to a UK artist but Not sure which one !! Agnes Gardener King was a victorian genre artist and so was Henry John Yeend King and those are the two closest so far !! Looked through some of their work but didn`t find anything similar !! Both had mostly farm scenes !! Found a print on ebay most like yours but no signature given !! That play on light is what I am mostly looking for !! I have checked AC King AG King, H. King ( definately not that one unless you like broccoli enough to hang it on your wall) and HJ that I mentioned above !! Also checked the same initials with the last name Kuny because it looked similar !!
If this pic has a dust cover on it you might check the back of the actual print to see if there is more info or take it out of the frame and check the border of the print for the painting name !!

The picture was bought unframed,and i checked it thoroughly for a name,but there's nothing.
I too found Agnes,Henry and Haynes King,but none of their painting's were anything like my one.The painting style is totally different.I live in the UK so i am guessing it would be a UK or European artist.
It's funny you mention that you tried the surname Kuny,because i was also wondering if the surname might not be King.I am only going by what the antique's dealer said,it look's like King but doesn't if you know what i mean?
It does look a little like kun but what i assume to be a g looks like a back to front P.the first 3 letters are joined but the last isn't.

The second initial looks like a capital "H" if you compare to old handwriting styles.

http://www.google.com/search?q=old+handwriting+style&hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=GV0&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&prmd=imvns&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=OWmUTpCFHujKiQKp8JzgBA&ved=0CCoQsAQ&biw=1432&bih=702

If the above link doesn't work just google old handwriting styles and check out images.

There was a John Haynes King. From another site: "King was born in Barbados, but came to England in his early twenties where he became a notable London based figure painter. He exhibited at the Royal Academy from the 1860s-1900s."

Still looking for an example of his signature...

Thank's for the link,it does look like a H.
I really would like to get to the bottom of this.Thanks for all the help.

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Help indentify artist.

« on: October 11, 2011, 01:39:50 am »

Can we get some history on this painting ?? Where did you get it,, size,, is it an oil or a print ?? Would probably have to take it out of frame but what kind of canvas is it on !!  Tap on the front and see if its possibly a print on canvasboard !! Anything you know about it would help !!  I looked at listed American artists of 20th century and contemporary artists and it was not listed so have to change directions !!

Sorry should have been more specific in my post,didn't think it was important as i was only looking for the artist name.
It's not the original painting it's a litho.It measures 20" x 15". My husband bought it from an antiques shop,the dealer didn't know much,only that it's a victorian litho,and he thought the signature said H.King.
I've studied the signature through a loupe and to me it look's nothing like a H.King.To me it look's like a H.G.King

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Help indentify artist.

« on: October 10, 2011, 04:16:57 pm »

Thank's for the replies.I have tried both Agnes King and A.C King.It's really bugging me lol.

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Antique Questions Forum / Help indentify artist.

« on: October 10, 2011, 02:31:52 pm »

I'm wondering if anyone could help me identify the artist of this painting.To me it looks like A G King,but i can't find anything on the net about an artist with that name,or any painting's for that matter.
I would really like to look at other painting's by this artist as i love this picture.Also if anyone know's the name of this painting that would be great.
Thank's in advance.

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Luigi Crosio's Refugium Peccatorum Madonna print.Help please.

« on: September 25, 2011, 05:56:18 am »

One thing that I am compelled to add .... remove the 'backing' print from the frame & reframe it !

There has already been 'transfer' from the 'backing' print to the back of the 'front'  print , which is not a good thing for either of your prints .

You can buy acid-free backing for both prints at many art-supply &/or framing shops , which is something your item(s) are in want of badly (IMO) !

That's not a transfer from the other print.It's kind of strange but it's an outline of this print.Somehow it's copied itself on the back.That's why i uploaded a photo of it.
It's hard to describe.

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Luigi Crosio's Refugium Peccatorum Madonna print.Help please.

« on: September 24, 2011, 11:06:59 am »

Thank you Snowflake,i have Emailed him and should hopefully hear something soon.

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Luigi Crosio's Refugium Peccatorum Madonna print.Help please.

« on: September 24, 2011, 08:23:33 am »

After a bit more research i came across an artical on Chromolithography.C ould this be a Chromolithograph?

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Luigi Crosio's Refugium Peccatorum Madonna print.Help please.

« on: September 24, 2011, 06:14:56 am »

Still nothing definitive on a date, but the 'made in Switzerland' may connect it to those brothers.

It says Printed in Switzerland on the bottom before the Symbol that i'm sure are 3 initials.

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Luigi Crosio's Refugium Peccatorum Madonna print.Help please.

« on: September 23, 2011, 06:44:13 pm »

Is there any way to get a clearer shot of that thing in the corner? I can't make it out. It does look old. Hope we can find out more about it!

If i can remember right,it was 3 initials. F Z and can't remember the other.I don't really want to take it out of the frame again,as its so fragile its just falling apart.when i took it out earlier i just touched the corner and a small piece just disintergrated.

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Luigi Crosio's Refugium Peccatorum Madonna print.Help please.

« on: September 23, 2011, 06:39:15 pm »

The Victorian Queen print that replaced the Refugium Peccatorum one was an 1897 Rembrandt Intaglio print of princess victoria mary of teck (before she became Queen)and her mother.
Hope this helps.

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Antique Questions Forum / Luigi Crosio's Refugium Peccatorum Madonna print.Help please.

« on: September 23, 2011, 05:21:01 pm »

I recently acquired an old framed Victorian  print.Today i decided to remove it from the frame to clean the glass as it was really dusty.Behind the Victorian print was this Luigi Crosio's Refugium Peccatorum Madonna print.It looks old and very Fragile.
I tried to do as much research about this print as i could,but all i managed to find was the artist's name,he was from Turin.And that his daughter was the model for this painting.Luigi painted the original in 1898 for the Kuenzil Brothers in Switzerland.
I couldn't find anything about the print,no date and absolutley nothing about any sales.
Does anyone know anything about the print?Any date? what is it's value?
Photo's of print out of the frame.



Writing on the bottom of the print.


Print in the frame.