Please help me identify this artist and piece

Andrew Knight · November 25th, 2011, 02:13 AM

I have recently acquired an impressionism oil painting. I can not identify either. The piece is signed but I can not quite make it out and have tried several guesses with no luck. I have attached two images, one of the piece and one of the signature. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

John · November 25th, 2011, 02:29 AM

Hard to distinguish the lettering from the foliage. I would guess "Holward", but who knows.

Andrew Knight · November 27th, 2011, 02:59 AM

Yes John it is very hard to distiguish the two. The photos I posted probably dont help. I have tried Holward along with many others. I have had both my Mother a former art teacher and my daughter an art major at Berkely look at the photo and both agree it was done by a talented artist which may or may not be known.

saintmarc · November 27th, 2011, 03:03 PM

I don't know how you can read that you both

but It is clearly Edward

John · November 27th, 2011, 04:26 PM

Hmm, OK. Kind of a crazy E, but I can see it.

Andrew Knight · December 4th, 2011, 03:41 PM

I've tried Edward and have come up with several artists of this style two very similar yet the signatures dont match. I guess an artist can change how they sign. Does the work look familiar to anybody.

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November 25th, 2011, 02:29 AM	#2
John John Malyon, host Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 2,400	Hard to distinguish the lettering from the foliage. I would guess "Holward", but who knows.

November 27th, 2011, 02:59 AM	#3
Andrew Knight Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 6	Yes John it is very hard to distiguish the two. The photos I posted probably dont help. I have tried Holward along with many others. I have had both my Mother a former art teacher and my daughter an art major at Berkely look at the photo and both agree it was done by a talented artist which may or may not be known.

November 27th, 2011, 04:26 PM	#5
John John Malyon, host Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 2,400	Hmm, OK. Kind of a crazy E, but I can see it.

December 4th, 2011, 03:41 PM	#6
Andrew Knight Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 6	I've tried Edward and have come up with several artists of this style two very similar yet the signatures dont match. I guess an artist can change how they sign. Does the work look familiar to anybody.