Please help identifying this picture

dpotter · December 20th, 2010, 08:04 AM

Hi,

My parents have this picture in a frame and have always been very fond of it, yet there is no author name on it and we would like to know a bit about it. The only clue is that the wall has the word Pears engraved into one of the blocks which made me think it might have been an advertisement. Any help would be appreciated. I think it's a print, not a painting but it dates back a long way.

Link... http://www.flickr.com/photos/30648863@N03/5277406476/

Thanks
Duncan

dpotter · January 4th, 2011, 09:54 AM

Does anybody know any other sites that would help identifying a picture?

John · January 4th, 2011, 03:15 PM

I believe both askart.com and findartinfo.com have forums where you can ask questions.

Eirene · January 4th, 2011, 07:43 PM

I did an extensive search of Pear Soap advertisements last week and could not locate this as one. A number of the artists are unknown. A few of the more noted artists are John Everett Millais - Bubbles, Sir Edward Poynter - Low Tide and Frederick Morgan - His Turn Next. I believe Frederick Morgan may have done a number of Pear Ad's as one of his specialties was painting children.

On one of the bricks in this painting there is something written...having trouble making it out perhaps someone else can. Additionally it could be an Italian artist as it looks to be Venice.

dpotter · January 5th, 2011, 02:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Eirene

I did an extensive search of Pear Soap advertisements last week and could not locate this as one. A number of the artists are unknown. A few of the more noted artists are John Everett Millais - Bubbles, Sir Edward Poynter - Low Tide and Frederick Morgan - His Turn Next. I believe Frederick Morgan may have done a number of Pear Ad's as one of his specialties was painting children.

On one of the bricks in this painting there is something written...having trouble making it out perhaps someone else can. Additionally it could be an Italian artist as it looks to be Venice.

Thanks for your reply, yes, the text in the brick says PEARS, this is why I also initially thought it would be for Pears soap. I also thought Venice originally but then wondered why Pears would be in the brick.

Eirene · January 5th, 2011, 04:46 PM

Sorry about that...missed your comment regarding the brick.

You're positive it reads PEARS? I believe if it was a PEARS ad it would also have SOAP written alongside the PEARS.

dpotter · January 4th, 2012, 10:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Eirene

Sorry about that...missed your comment regarding the brick.

You're positive it reads PEARS? I believe if it was a PEARS ad it would also have SOAP written alongside the PEARS.

Sorry, been such a long time since getting back to this. Here is a close up of the PEARS shown on the stone...

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thatcomedian · January 4th, 2012, 10:11 PM

Eugen Von Blaas
The Fisherman's wooing
http://www.myartprints.co.uk/a/von-b...ooing-fro.html

Found using Google's reverse image search

dpotter · January 5th, 2012, 02:37 AM

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Originally Posted by thatcomedian

Eugen Von Blaas
The Fisherman's wooing
http://www.myartprints.co.uk/a/von-b...ooing-fro.html

Found using Google's reverse image search

Fantastic, thanks for that and the tip on how to find it.

Best regards
Duncan

the bear · January 8th, 2012, 11:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thatcomedian

Eugen Von Blaas
The Fisherman's wooing
http://www.myartprints.co.uk/a/von-b...ooing-fro.html

Found using Google's reverse image search

hi how do you use google reverse image search

John · January 8th, 2012, 12:27 PM

In Google's image search, click the little camera icon inside the search box. Then you can upload a picture to be searched for or specify a web URL. The feature has been around for maybe 6 months or so, but it's well hidden and few people seem to know about it.

the bear · January 9th, 2012, 10:17 AM

thanks for that

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Originally Posted by John

In Google's image search, click the little camera icon inside the search box. Then you can upload a picture to be searched for or specify a web URL. The feature has been around for maybe 6 months or so, but it's well hidden and few people seem to know about it.

December 20th, 2010, 08:04 AM	#1
dpotter Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 5	Please help identifying this picture Hi, My parents have this picture in a frame and have always been very fond of it, yet there is no author name on it and we would like to know a bit about it. The only clue is that the wall has the word Pears engraved into one of the blocks which made me think it might have been an advertisement. Any help would be appreciated. I think it's a print, not a painting but it dates back a long way. Link... http://www.flickr.com/photos/30648863@N03/5277406476/ Thanks Duncan

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January 4th, 2011, 09:54 AM	#2
dpotter Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 5	Does anybody know any other sites that would help identifying a picture?

January 4th, 2011, 03:15 PM	#3
John John Malyon, host Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 2,401	I believe both askart.com and findartinfo.com have forums where you can ask questions.

January 5th, 2011, 04:46 PM	#6
Eirene Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 624	Sorry about that...missed your comment regarding the brick. You're positive it reads PEARS? I believe if it was a PEARS ad it would also have SOAP written alongside the PEARS.

January 4th, 2012, 10:11 PM	#8
thatcomedian Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: San Pedro, CA Posts: 210	Eugen Von Blaas The Fisherman's wooing http://www.myartprints.co.uk/a/von-b...ooing-fro.html Found using Google's reverse image search

January 8th, 2012, 12:27 PM	#11
John John Malyon, host Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 2,401	In Google's image search, click the little camera icon inside the search box. Then you can upload a picture to be searched for or specify a web URL. The feature has been around for maybe 6 months or so, but it's well hidden and few people seem to know about it.