Help identifying a painting

Janie · October 17th, 2009, 09:16 PM

We bought this painting a few years ago at an antique store and are interested in knowing more about it. I don't necessarily think it's worth anything, but I was curious anyway. I'm having trouble reading the signature. Is it Zandon? Zander? I did some Google searches and couldn't find any artist with that name. Any help would be much appreciated!

saintmarc · October 18th, 2009, 07:18 AM

Hello Janie
A painter with enough talent for such a work would be well known. You have a copy after a painting by Francesco Guardi, and for me with a random name as signature.
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...Guardi_019.jpg

Janie · October 18th, 2009, 08:11 AM

Excellent. Thanks so much! I figured it was a copy of a masterpiece, since the style implied 18th century but the painting looked new. But I had no idea where to look. I never would have found it, since I thought it looked Dutch....

Thanks again!

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October 18th, 2009, 07:18 AM	#2
saintmarc Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 347	Hello Janie A painter with enough talent for such a work would be well known. You have a copy after a painting by Francesco Guardi, and for me with a random name as signature. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...Guardi_019.jpg

October 18th, 2009, 08:11 AM	#3
Janie Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 2	Excellent. Thanks so much! I figured it was a copy of a masterpiece, since the style implied 18th century but the painting looked new. But I had no idea where to look. I never would have found it, since I thought it looked Dutch.... Thanks again!