Please Help identifying Painting Origins/Painter

FTA Talisman · June 15th, 2010, 12:19 PM

my father recently found the curiosity as to who painted this landscape picture he got from his father, my grandfather. He says the painting is old then he is, which would make it 60 yeas or older, and besides that I have little to no information on it.

My parents now live in Ramea Newfoundland Labrador and my fathers parents were originally from a small place called Cul de Sac East. They moved from their to here when my dad was only young. I don't know if this is very useful, he says he doesn't recognize the landscape from anywhere he's been but I wouldn't exactly trust his memory very well.

The painting itself is covered with plastic and attached to a piece of wood with no signature to be seen, it is possible there is a signature on the back of the painting but we won't remove the painting in fear of damaging it.

That's all I know, I know this is definitely a long shot but any help would definitely be appreciated.

http://img180.imageshack.us/i/0001485.jpg/
http://img341.imageshack.us/i/0001484.jpg/
http://img139.imageshack.us/i/0001481.jpg/

John · June 15th, 2010, 01:06 PM

I can't decide whether the scene is Dutch (that appears to be one of those traditional thatched roofs) or Canadian (those look like birch trees).

Is that scrawl at the lower right a possible signature?

June 15th, 2010, 04:51 PM

No I don't think I see a signature, but I'm not sure I see anything might constitute a signature either. The comment on the house makes sense because my father made a very similar comment this afternoon about how the house doesn't look like any house he's ever seen. But again, I'm not completely sure of anything at this point.

FTA Talisman · June 15th, 2010, 07:40 PM

Sorry, forgot to log in. That last comment was myself under "Unregistered", I apologise for the inconvenience.

mp.kunst · June 16th, 2010, 02:33 AM

I don't have the feeling that it is Dutch. The lake together with the hills don't look Dutch to me.
It could be European maybe German or Belgian.

FTA Talisman · June 18th, 2010, 07:07 PM

So no more useful hints as to the origins? No one has any sort of inkling or abstract thought? I thought the comments on if the house was possibly dutch or european in design were quite interesting but it's not a lot to go on. Please, any further help is much appreciated.

June 15th, 2010, 12:19 PM	#1
FTA Talisman Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 3	Please Help identifying Painting Origins/Painter my father recently found the curiosity as to who painted this landscape picture he got from his father, my grandfather. He says the painting is old then he is, which would make it 60 yeas or older, and besides that I have little to no information on it. My parents now live in Ramea Newfoundland Labrador and my fathers parents were originally from a small place called Cul de Sac East. They moved from their to here when my dad was only young. I don't know if this is very useful, he says he doesn't recognize the landscape from anywhere he's been but I wouldn't exactly trust his memory very well. The painting itself is covered with plastic and attached to a piece of wood with no signature to be seen, it is possible there is a signature on the back of the painting but we won't remove the painting in fear of damaging it. That's all I know, I know this is definitely a long shot but any help would definitely be appreciated. http://img180.imageshack.us/i/0001485.jpg/ http://img341.imageshack.us/i/0001484.jpg/ http://img139.imageshack.us/i/0001481.jpg/

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June 15th, 2010, 01:06 PM	#2
John John Malyon, host Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 2,401	I can't decide whether the scene is Dutch (that appears to be one of those traditional thatched roofs) or Canadian (those look like birch trees). Is that scrawl at the lower right a possible signature?

June 15th, 2010, 04:51 PM	#3
Unregistered Posts: n/a	No I don't think I see a signature, but I'm not sure I see anything might constitute a signature either. The comment on the house makes sense because my father made a very similar comment this afternoon about how the house doesn't look like any house he's ever seen. But again, I'm not completely sure of anything at this point.

June 15th, 2010, 07:40 PM	#4
FTA Talisman Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 3	Sorry, forgot to log in. That last comment was myself under "Unregistered", I apologise for the inconvenience.

June 16th, 2010, 02:33 AM	#5
mp.kunst Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 95	I don't have the feeling that it is Dutch. The lake together with the hills don't look Dutch to me. It could be European maybe German or Belgian.

June 18th, 2010, 07:07 PM	#6
FTA Talisman Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 3	So no more useful hints as to the origins? No one has any sort of inkling or abstract thought? I thought the comments on if the house was possibly dutch or european in design were quite interesting but it's not a lot to go on. Please, any further help is much appreciated.