Also need help with id.

sc563 · January 21st, 2012, 10:18 PM

I'm trying to identify the artist and style of painting. From what I can find on the internet it looks kind of like the work of the Spanish artist Venacio Arribas. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks, Scott

John · January 22nd, 2012, 12:50 AM

Hmm. I was going to say I thought the signature looked like "Julio V" to me, but now I think the "o" is actually a speck from the painting. Anyway I don't have a better idea.

sc563 · January 22nd, 2012, 09:49 AM

Thanks for the quick reply. I can see that being Julio V. It also looks like the first letter in the name could be an A.
I have no experience in art but this really caught my eye, It looks like water color. Can you tell me what style of painting this is called?
Thanks again, Scott

John · January 22nd, 2012, 11:21 AM

It's just a sketch, from what I can see. Everything is suggested by quick, short strokes. I'm no expert, but to me it looks quite well done. The whole work is unified and the main figure looks very natural. I don't think the drawing itself is closely associated with a particular school of art, although it's a bit too hard-edged to be by an Impressionist painter, for example.

Sketches often have a timeless quality to them. The talent of the artist is apparent on the page, but the idiosyncrasies that make paintings so readily identifiable with respect to artist/date/region/school tend to be absent.

sc563 · January 22nd, 2012, 05:02 PM

I guess I always considered a sketch to be done with charcoal
or pencil. Since this was brush and paint I thought it might be considered something else. Every stroke is deliberate and quite exposed, no correcting any mistakes. I think what drew me to it is the mastery of the artist. The picture is complete and the shading adds life and dynamics even though it's simple black strokes on white paper.
Any suggestions as to where I could find more pictures in this style?
Thanks, Scott

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January 22nd, 2012, 12:50 AM	#2
John John Malyon, host Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 2,401	Hmm. I was going to say I thought the signature looked like "Julio V" to me, but now I think the "o" is actually a speck from the painting. Anyway I don't have a better idea.

January 22nd, 2012, 09:49 AM	#3
sc563 Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 3	Thanks for the quick reply. I can see that being Julio V. It also looks like the first letter in the name could be an A. I have no experience in art but this really caught my eye, It looks like water color. Can you tell me what style of painting this is called? Thanks again, Scott

January 22nd, 2012, 11:21 AM	#4
John John Malyon, host Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 2,401	It's just a sketch, from what I can see. Everything is suggested by quick, short strokes. I'm no expert, but to me it looks quite well done. The whole work is unified and the main figure looks very natural. I don't think the drawing itself is closely associated with a particular school of art, although it's a bit too hard-edged to be by an Impressionist painter, for example. Sketches often have a timeless quality to them. The talent of the artist is apparent on the page, but the idiosyncrasies that make paintings so readily identifiable with respect to artist/date/region/school tend to be absent.

January 22nd, 2012, 05:02 PM	#5
sc563 Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 3	I guess I always considered a sketch to be done with charcoal or pencil. Since this was brush and paint I thought it might be considered something else. Every stroke is deliberate and quite exposed, no correcting any mistakes. I think what drew me to it is the mastery of the artist. The picture is complete and the shading adds life and dynamics even though it's simple black strokes on white paper. Any suggestions as to where I could find more pictures in this style? Thanks, Scott