Drawing or Print....Artist?

jeden02 · September 17th, 2011, 02:05 AM

A local gallery owner looked at this picture for awhile and believes it is a drawing and his co-owner thought print. Ive taken the pic out of its glass frame, and now that ive seen edges...I believe it to be a drawing as well.
I cant make out the signature. This pic was found in an attic and was in a very old glass frame w wood slats.
Does anyone recognize this pic and/or the artist, it would be appreciated.

John · September 17th, 2011, 11:34 AM

If I'm reading part of the signature correctly, it's "Colme". I plugged that partial match into findartinfo.com, and here are the 4 artists in their enormous database that contain those same letters...
http://www.findartinfo.com/search/li...?keyword=colme

I don't see a name that obviously matches the whole signature, but look for yourself and see what you think.

jeden02 · September 20th, 2011, 01:39 AM

Yes i see that. However the Ronda or Ronde at the bottom is confusing

jeden02 · September 20th, 2011, 01:47 AM

It looks as if the Colme etc is the name of the picture and the Ronda is the artist

jeden02 · September 20th, 2011, 05:41 AM

Ricardo Lopez Cabrera maybe

John · September 20th, 2011, 11:34 AM

On playing with the photo of the signature again, I think the first line reads "K(?) Lopez Calmette". Calmette is a real name and there are even people around of Spanish descent whose last names are Lopez Calmette.

I think the second line reads "Ronai", for József Rippl-Róna, a Hungarian painter who worked in a variety of styles and could have done something like this.

It may be that the original painting was by József Rippl-Róna, and this is a print or drawing after it by Lopez Calmette. Of course I could be quite out to lunch on this, but that's my best guess as of now.

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September 17th, 2011, 11:34 AM	#2
John John Malyon, host Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 2,400	If I'm reading part of the signature correctly, it's "Colme". I plugged that partial match into findartinfo.com, and here are the 4 artists in their enormous database that contain those same letters... http://www.findartinfo.com/search/li...?keyword=colme I don't see a name that obviously matches the whole signature, but look for yourself and see what you think.

September 20th, 2011, 01:39 AM	#3
jeden02 Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 5	Yes i see that. However the Ronda or Ronde at the bottom is confusing

September 20th, 2011, 01:47 AM	#4
jeden02 Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 5	It looks as if the Colme etc is the name of the picture and the Ronda is the artist

September 20th, 2011, 05:41 AM	#5
jeden02 Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 5	Ricardo Lopez Cabrera maybe

September 20th, 2011, 11:34 AM	#6
John John Malyon, host Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 2,400	On playing with the photo of the signature again, I think the first line reads "K(?) Lopez Calmette". Calmette is a real name and there are even people around of Spanish descent whose last names are Lopez Calmette. I think the second line reads "Ronai", for József Rippl-Róna, a Hungarian painter who worked in a variety of styles and could have done something like this. It may be that the original painting was by József Rippl-Róna, and this is a print or drawing after it by Lopez Calmette. Of course I could be quite out to lunch on this, but that's my best guess as of now.