Unknown Painting??? Please Help D':

HitokiriX · March 6th, 2009, 07:05 PM

Hello everyone. My aunt and uncle have this painting on their wall. It was baught by my aunts mother around the late 1960's at an art store of some sort, for roughly $300. I think I was able to identify the signature at the bottom right as "Thomas Moran" but other than that, I am unable to find any history, value, or any sort of information. Is this a "unique original?" Any help is appreciated

Thanks ahead of time!

http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/4613/dsc00902y.jpg
http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/197/dsc00898.jpg

Also, I can get more pictures if this isn't good enough..

Thanks!

Judy Decker · March 7th, 2009, 10:15 AM

Greetings,

That piece is definitely in the style of English born American painter Thomas Moran. I did a Google image search and could not find that exact work (after 10 pages of images).

Thomas Moran
English-born American Hudson River School Painter, 1837-1926
http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/moran_thomas.html
Check the various museum sites listed as those images often don't come up in Google searches.

In searching for images of his signature - all I could find is that he often signed - TYM monogram. Sites with images of his signature are subscription sites.

In looking at the closeup of the signature, it appears that this is a reproduction on textured cardboard. Those were popular in the 60's. My mother had several framed reproductions of works she admired.....and probably $300 was a fair price for these framed reproductions (frames alone can cost that much and more these days). How much do Thomas Kincade reproductions go for these days?

Are there any art galleries or museums near you. Someone there could definitely tell if the work is a reproduction just by looking at it.

Hope this helps.

Judy Decker

March 6th, 2009, 07:05 PM	#1
HitokiriX Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 1	Unknown Painting??? Please Help D': Hello everyone. My aunt and uncle have this painting on their wall. It was baught by my aunts mother around the late 1960's at an art store of some sort, for roughly $300. I think I was able to identify the signature at the bottom right as "Thomas Moran" but other than that, I am unable to find any history, value, or any sort of information. Is this a "unique original?" Any help is appreciated Thanks ahead of time! http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/4613/dsc00902y.jpg http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/197/dsc00898.jpg Also, I can get more pictures if this isn't good enough.. Thanks!

March 7th, 2009, 10:15 AM	#2
Judy Decker Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 33	Possible Thomas Moran reproduction Greetings, That piece is definitely in the style of English born American painter Thomas Moran. I did a Google image search and could not find that exact work (after 10 pages of images). Thomas Moran English-born American Hudson River School Painter, 1837-1926 http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/moran_thomas.html Check the various museum sites listed as those images often don't come up in Google searches. In searching for images of his signature - all I could find is that he often signed - TYM monogram. Sites with images of his signature are subscription sites. In looking at the closeup of the signature, it appears that this is a reproduction on textured cardboard. Those were popular in the 60's. My mother had several framed reproductions of works she admired.....and probably $300 was a fair price for these framed reproductions (frames alone can cost that much and more these days). How much do Thomas Kincade reproductions go for these days? Are there any art galleries or museums near you. Someone there could definitely tell if the work is a reproduction just by looking at it. Hope this helps. Judy Decker

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