Anyone know this old watercolour painting

AdamJJC · January 29th, 2010, 01:38 AM

I have recently got this old water color painting (that looks like it came from someones art book) the name is not very recognizable, but for water color it has amazing detail. Anyone know who might have painted this? the initials are vertical in the bottom right corner looks to read maybe Sinclair or N.Blair. maybe?

John · January 29th, 2010, 11:41 AM

I can barely make out that there's a signature at all. It would help if you could upload a high res photograph/scan of the signature alone.

AdamJJC · January 29th, 2010, 01:29 PM

Here is the sig. but it is still hard to make out.

saintmarc · 03:49 AM

I read this very faint supposed signature as : W.R.A(maybe)Y
A William Ramey did like blue ink lavis and have done a lot of illustrations in this color
http://www.bookpalace.com/acatalog/H..._Art_1920.html
http://www.paulmayhew.co.uk/Rainey.htm
http://www.askart.com/AskART/artists...ist=110635 27

In fact a shot in the dark because I find this work not really professional
- The player is on the bad side of the harp (although I don't know if lefthanded players stand like this) and it is absolutely impossible to play with high pitched strings so far above the head.
Notice that the young guitar player on the askart link is also lefthanded

February 4th, 2010, 03:46 AM	#4
saintmarc Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 184	I read this very faint supposed signature as : W.R.A(maybe)Y A William Ramey did like blue ink lavis and have done a lot of illustrations in this color http://www.bookpalace.com/acatalog/H..._Art_1920.html http://www.paulmayhew.co.uk/Rainey.htm http://www.askart.com/AskART/artists...ist=110635 27 In fact a shot in the dark because I find this work not really professional - The player is on the bad side of the harp (although I don't know if lefthanded players stand like this) and it is absolutely impossible to play with high pitched strings so far above the head. Notice that the young guitar player on the askart link is also lefthanded Last edited by saintmarc : February 4th, 2010 at 03:49 AM.

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January 29th, 2010, 11:41 AM	#2
John John Malyon, host Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 816	I can barely make out that there's a signature at all. It would help if you could upload a high res photograph/scan of the signature alone.