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icedgold10

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Looking for help with artist signature
« on: October 20, 2018, 06:15:35 pm »
Trying to figure out who the artist is. Back of the painting says    L A Bigelow art dealers,  Boston  the painting is on board. Any ideas?

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Re: Looking for help with artist signature
« Reply #1 on: October 20, 2018, 06:24:42 pm »
I was just looking  some more not sure if it is Anthony Thieme.

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Re: Looking for help with artist signature
« Reply #2 on: October 20, 2018, 06:42:06 pm »

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Re: Looking for help with artist signature
« Reply #3 on: October 20, 2018, 06:53:30 pm »
I have been going through a few sites, he has some varying signatures. Think I may look up a Boston art dealer and get their thoughts. Since I live in Maine one of the paintings could have made it's way up here

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Re: Looking for help with artist signature
« Reply #4 on: October 21, 2018, 06:00:45 am »
 Artist signatures can vary as their career progresses !!  That is the signature on yours !!  Is the painting on canvas ??  The texture looks like a print !!  Can not see the individual brush strokes !!
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Re: Looking for help with artist signature
« Reply #6 on: October 21, 2018, 05:09:48 pm »
No mine is Harbor View I think.

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Re: Looking for help with artist signature
« Reply #7 on: October 21, 2018, 05:11:13 pm »
Mart, enlarge it more to see the brush strokes.

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Re: Looking for help with artist signature
« Reply #8 on: October 22, 2018, 05:40:39 pm »
I did !!  All I could see was the broad surface strokes that should not be on a painting !! 

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Re: Looking for help with artist signature
« Reply #9 on: October 22, 2018, 06:39:00 pm »
Why not?

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Re: Looking for help with artist signature
« Reply #11 on: October 23, 2018, 10:02:38 am »
I have seen that one before. It's a print. What does that have to do with brush strokes?

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Re: Looking for help with artist signature
« Reply #12 on: October 23, 2018, 12:43:01 pm »
Sorry,, Didn`t get to finish that last post so just put the link !!  Take your painting and hold it in good light at an angle so you can see across the surface !! If you see the broad strokes that do not match the scene on the painting,, it is likely a print !!  I am not sure about yours because the pic does not show well !!  But from what I could see it was indicative of a print !!  In other words when you see the water,, the paint stroke should match it !!   In other words if I paint a tree trunk,, the strokes will match that shape !!  There can be different strokes behind it but not on top of it !!  Hope this is understood !!
Many prints have the texture over the picture so if you run your hand across it,, that is what you feel,, just the texture !!  Rarely does anyone match it to the painting itself !!
Another thing to check is the signature,, that is the last thing painted by the artist !!  You should not see gloss on top of it !! It will be a dull,,not shiny signature !!  Only exception to this is that if the painting was varnished which is rarely done !!
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Re: Looking for help with artist signature
« Reply #13 on: October 23, 2018, 06:51:36 pm »
Ok, now that is some solid information.  Here are a couple of photos with the resolution intensified.

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Re: Looking for help with artist signature
« Reply #14 on: October 25, 2018, 02:05:21 am »
So a fine arts gallery has confirmed it is an original Thieme.  They gave me an estimate of $8,000 and up at auction. This was $ 8 well spent.  Super excited to have found such a treasure. Now people wont think I am a full on crazy nut. Just a partial nut. Lol