Please help identify this painting!

August 3rd, 2010, 03:01 PM

Hi,

I posted this several months ago, and didn't get a response, so I'm hoping someone can help me now.

I bought this painting at a garage sale. The woman I bought it from said it had been her grandmother's and that it was in her house while she was growing up, so I am assuming it is at least from the 70s or earlier. Here is the painting and signature. The signature is really hard to read - frankly, I'm not even sure if it's English at this point. I would be shocked if anyone could read it, so I'm just hoping someone will recognize the signature and be able to point me in the right direction.

Thanks so much for your help!

http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/6...agepicture.jpg
http://img263.imageshack.us/img263/9...ngsignatur.jpg

John · August 3rd, 2010, 05:24 PM

Hi, the links somehow got truncated and do not work.

saintmarc · August 3rd, 2010, 09:02 PM

Here are the links from the original post by Sammi1125
http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/6...agepicture.jpg
http://img263.imageshack.us/img263/9...ngsignatur.jpg

August 5th, 2010, 10:07 AM

Oy! Thanks, Saint!

DavidW · August 7th, 2010, 04:03 AM

The first name is "ilJA" and the style looks Eastern European possibly Slavic or Russian would be my guess. The church looks Orthodox. Can you please provide a clearer shot of the signature?

August 3rd, 2010, 03:01 PM	#1
Sammi1125 Posts: n/a	Please help identify this painting! Hi, I posted this several months ago, and didn't get a response, so I'm hoping someone can help me now. I bought this painting at a garage sale. The woman I bought it from said it had been her grandmother's and that it was in her house while she was growing up, so I am assuming it is at least from the 70s or earlier. Here is the painting and signature. The signature is really hard to read - frankly, I'm not even sure if it's English at this point. I would be shocked if anyone could read it, so I'm just hoping someone will recognize the signature and be able to point me in the right direction. Thanks so much for your help! http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/6...agepicture.jpg http://img263.imageshack.us/img263/9...ngsignatur.jpg

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August 3rd, 2010, 05:24 PM	#2
John John Malyon, host Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 2,401	Hi, the links somehow got truncated and do not work.

August 3rd, 2010, 09:02 PM	#3
saintmarc Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 347	Here are the links from the original post by Sammi1125 http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/6...agepicture.jpg http://img263.imageshack.us/img263/9...ngsignatur.jpg

August 5th, 2010, 10:07 AM	#4
Sammi1125 Posts: n/a	Oy! Thanks, Saint!

August 7th, 2010, 04:03 AM	#5
DavidW Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 18	The first name is "ilJA" and the style looks Eastern European possibly Slavic or Russian would be my guess. The church looks Orthodox. Can you please provide a clearer shot of the signature?