need help identifying artist

glnspeech · August 28th, 2011, 10:57 AM

I recently purchased this drawing and do not know the artist. I can make out the words Madrid , 1909, 22 but that is all. There appears to be a signature in the corner. The frame is sealed and I have not opened the back. It also has written in hand "signed 1909." I have images of it but cannot figure out how to shrink the jpeg size to post.

Any suggestions on how to identify this is welcomed. Thank you

Eirene · August 28th, 2011, 06:24 PM

You can use a photo editor such as IrfanView - free download - http://www.irfanview.com/ When installing I would only associate it with image files. Watch the installation as there might be other software they want to add...just uncheck. Once installed go to Image/Resize.

thatcomedian · August 28th, 2011, 08:28 PM

You can also put the photos on an image sharing site like photobucket, flckr or picasa and post a link to the images.

John · August 28th, 2011, 10:19 PM

Thanks for making the helpful suggestions, people. I'd raise the upload limit, but I really don't see the point in allowing pictures at the current digital camera standard of 12 Mb and 5000+ pixels. It just makes the threads unreadable. 500 Kb is plenty large enough for our purposes.

mp.kunst · August 29th, 2011, 02:22 AM

One way to shrink a painting is:

Open the program “PAINT” on your computer (you can found it under accessories).

Open the picture you want to shrink in PAINT. Go to IMAGE and select STRETCH and SKEW or (Ctr.+W).

Fill in 70% in the stretch part both horizontal and vertical. And close the box by using OKE.

Save the picture (Ctr.+S) and check if painting is 500 Kb or less.

If not do the same again until it is the correct Kb.

glnspeech · August 29th, 2011, 03:39 PM

These are the two images I captured with my digital camera. Anyone know this artist? Many thanks.

John · August 29th, 2011, 04:32 PM

"Août" is French for "August", so it's a fair bet that the artist is French.

Possible names might be Berges, Borges or Burges. I can't suggest any artists of those names who would have been working in 1909. Or how about Pauline Elise Léonide Bourges, a French artist, who lived from 1838 to 1910? She was quite a talented figurative painter.

August 28th, 2011, 10:57 AM	#1
glnspeech Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 2	need help identifying artist I recently purchased this drawing and do not know the artist. I can make out the words Madrid , 1909, 22 but that is all. There appears to be a signature in the corner. The frame is sealed and I have not opened the back. It also has written in hand "signed 1909." I have images of it but cannot figure out how to shrink the jpeg size to post. Any suggestions on how to identify this is welcomed. Thank you

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August 28th, 2011, 06:24 PM	#2
Eirene Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 624	You can use a photo editor such as IrfanView - free download - http://www.irfanview.com/ When installing I would only associate it with image files. Watch the installation as there might be other software they want to add...just uncheck. Once installed go to Image/Resize.

August 28th, 2011, 08:28 PM	#3
thatcomedian Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: San Pedro, CA Posts: 210	You can also put the photos on an image sharing site like photobucket, flckr or picasa and post a link to the images.

August 28th, 2011, 10:19 PM	#4
John John Malyon, host Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 2,404	Thanks for making the helpful suggestions, people. I'd raise the upload limit, but I really don't see the point in allowing pictures at the current digital camera standard of 12 Mb and 5000+ pixels. It just makes the threads unreadable. 500 Kb is plenty large enough for our purposes.

August 29th, 2011, 02:22 AM	#5
mp.kunst Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 95	One way to shrink a painting is: Open the program “PAINT” on your computer (you can found it under accessories). Open the picture you want to shrink in PAINT. Go to IMAGE and select STRETCH and SKEW or (Ctr.+W). Fill in 70% in the stretch part both horizontal and vertical. And close the box by using OKE. Save the picture (Ctr.+S) and check if painting is 500 Kb or less. If not do the same again until it is the correct Kb.

August 29th, 2011, 04:32 PM	#7
John John Malyon, host Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 2,404	"Août" is French for "August", so it's a fair bet that the artist is French. Possible names might be Berges, Borges or Burges. I can't suggest any artists of those names who would have been working in 1909. Or how about Pauline Elise Léonide Bourges, a French artist, who lived from 1838 to 1910? She was quite a talented figurative painter.