H Schippers? Id help please

cestmoi · January 31st, 2011, 09:31 PM

I have an oil on canvas painting signed "H. Schippers" and am trying to identify the artist. The only Schippers I found in my research was Jozef Schippers, whose work and signature appear similar. Is it possible that Jozef is the artist and the H is a abbreviation for "Herr" - the german word for "Mr."?

I am attaching a photo of the painting as well as a close up of the signature.

Any help or feedback would be greatly appreciated.

John · February 1st, 2011, 11:17 AM

Heh, nice try but it doesn't seem like the way anybody would sign a painting. Have you ever heard of a painting being signed "Mr. Such-and-such"?

cestmoi · February 1st, 2011, 12:42 PM

Yeah, we thought it might be a stretch, but our best guess was that perhaps he taught a class where the students would've referred to him as "mr. so-and-so" and that this might've been a gift to one of them. Other than that, we haven't found anything else but a few small pictures online where the signature almost looks like it could be the same, but it's still not an "H. Schippers"

Any thoughts on who this might be or where it came from?

John · February 1st, 2011, 02:56 PM

Possibly a close relative, e.g. Jozef Schippers' son or maybe daughter. This sort of career often runs in families.

mp.kunst · February 2nd, 2011, 05:32 AM

Could be Dutch painter Henk Schippers (1919-1989) but I could be wrong. Not a lot I could find on him.

Two paintings of H Schippers are beeing sold in Holland at this moment on the internet.

roger1 · February 3rd, 2011, 02:15 AM

Looks like a good bet.

cestmoi · February 7th, 2011, 08:45 PM

A good bet for Henk Schippers? Can you please direct me to where I might find more information about him and some his work that was recently sold?

mp.kunst · February 8th, 2011, 12:42 AM

Not a lot of information but check this
http://www.rkd.nl/rkddb/(i1kketatkry...?parentpriref=

or this

http://link.marktplaats.nl/406023765

or this

http://link.marktplaats.nl/406022026

for the two paintings on sale

November 20th, 2011, 09:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cestmoi

I have an oil on canvas painting signed "H. Schippers" and am trying to identify the artist. The only Schippers I found in my research was Jozef Schippers, whose work and signature appear similar. Is it possible that Jozef is the artist and the H is a abbreviation for "Herr" - the german word for "Mr."?

I am attaching a photo of the painting as well as a close up of the signature.

Any help or feedback would be greatly appreciated.

Mum has a painting almost exactly the same by the same artist except there are more skaters on the canal. Her grandmother in Holland owned it inthe 1940's. She has a second painting by the same artist-shepherds hut with sheep.

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February 1st, 2011, 11:17 AM	#2
John John Malyon, host Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 2,401	Heh, nice try but it doesn't seem like the way anybody would sign a painting. Have you ever heard of a painting being signed "Mr. Such-and-such"?

February 1st, 2011, 12:42 PM	#3
cestmoi Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 3	Yeah, we thought it might be a stretch, but our best guess was that perhaps he taught a class where the students would've referred to him as "mr. so-and-so" and that this might've been a gift to one of them. Other than that, we haven't found anything else but a few small pictures online where the signature almost looks like it could be the same, but it's still not an "H. Schippers" Any thoughts on who this might be or where it came from?

February 1st, 2011, 02:56 PM	#4
John John Malyon, host Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 2,401	Possibly a close relative, e.g. Jozef Schippers' son or maybe daughter. This sort of career often runs in families.

February 3rd, 2011, 02:15 AM	#6
roger1 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: UK Posts: 171	Looks like a good bet.

February 7th, 2011, 08:45 PM	#7
cestmoi Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 3	A good bet for Henk Schippers? Can you please direct me to where I might find more information about him and some his work that was recently sold?

February 8th, 2011, 12:42 AM	#8
mp.kunst Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 95	Not a lot of information but check this http://www.rkd.nl/rkddb/(i1kketatkry...?parentpriref= or this http://link.marktplaats.nl/406023765 or this http://link.marktplaats.nl/406022026 for the two paintings on sale