Can you help Identify this artist.

netsurfa9 · August 10th, 2011, 04:49 AM

Hi Iam new hear and already I find this site fascinating.
I have owned this picture for over40 years always loved it but never new who the artist was. I have tried to look at other signatures like it and have seen a couple similar but not exact.
Its window is 13"x11" watercolour/ lithograph.
Any help would be appreciated.

John · August 10th, 2011, 10:41 AM

Must be William Rainey (1852-1936).

Zoom in on this picture from AllPosters and you'll see the signature is the same.

netsurfa9 · August 11th, 2011, 01:53 AM

Thank you for your answer, I have looked at the picture you suggested and agree the signature looks the same. However it is different on all the others I have seen of his work. The subject matter is also not the same. Do you know if there is a catalogue of all his works.
Thank you for your interest.

John · August 11th, 2011, 12:26 PM

It looks like a generic turn-of-the-century illustration to me. I don't see any reason he couldn't have done it. Anyway here are some more examples, from a book he did illustrations for. The signature on the parlor room drawing is very similar, even to the point of using lowercase (which most of his other signatures don't).

http://childillustration.blogspot.co...-w-rainey.html

netsurfa9 · August 12th, 2011, 01:48 AM

Thanks I think you got that spot on, the signature is the same. I took it out of the frame yesterday. It looks like it is a lithograph would that be right for that period?

August 11th, 2011, 01:53 AM	#3
netsurfa9 Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 3	W Rainey Thank you for your answer, I have looked at the picture you suggested and agree the signature looks the same. However it is different on all the others I have seen of his work. The subject matter is also not the same. Do you know if there is a catalogue of all his works. Thank you for your interest.

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August 10th, 2011, 10:41 AM	#2
John John Malyon, host Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 2,401	Must be William Rainey (1852-1936). Zoom in on this picture from AllPosters and you'll see the signature is the same.

August 11th, 2011, 12:26 PM	#4
John John Malyon, host Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 2,401	It looks like a generic turn-of-the-century illustration to me. I don't see any reason he couldn't have done it. Anyway here are some more examples, from a book he did illustrations for. The signature on the parlor room drawing is very similar, even to the point of using lowercase (which most of his other signatures don't). http://childillustration.blogspot.co...-w-rainey.html

August 12th, 2011, 01:48 AM	#5
netsurfa9 Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 3	Thanks I think you got that spot on, the signature is the same. I took it out of the frame yesterday. It looks like it is a lithograph would that be right for that period?