While in Europe a couple of years ago I obtained a book. In that book were three etchings/drawings/art pieces. The paper is thick and old. One piece of art is signed but I cannot locate the artist. Anyone have any ideas?
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Thanks for any information :)
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bonanzamark Reputation: 1539 See bonanzamark's booth |
Painting is dated October 31, 1927 as that is the way Europe writes dates. I cannot read the last name of artist? Kastman Kustman or ?? (looks like watercolor paper from photograph)
It also looks like early Amsterdam and preliminary sketches an artist would make before doing the actual painting. But it could be several other places as well. The church or building spire in the middle picture looks right out of Amsterdam today. Also the one that is signed looks like a canal. So if you have the city date and the last name we might be able to research further.
Sorry that is the best I could do off the top of my head.
I want to add if you go to the URL that Montrose provided you can see the canal and the structure over the canal. So the city in your artwork is Amsterdam in the late 20’s.
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ArtsnEnds Reputation: 234 See ArtsnEnds' booth |
There are 2010 calenders with old Postcards of Amsterdam images from the past possibly “similiar” to yours.
Check this link out as a reference at > [URL removed]
As for the artist? Please keep us informed with your update next, thank you
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MONTROSE Reputation: 8354 See MONTROSE's booth |
Very cool Mark! Does the writing on the first one look like it might be Kostman? And 27 to 35?
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johngermaine Reputation: 576 See johngermaine's booth |
Looks like they were sketched on 10/31/1927 by someone called Kostman.
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the_seller_inc Reputation: 616 See the_seller_inc's booth |
I can’t read it, either. The text is jutting out of the table margins on the right and the “Question Vitals” and “To Answer Brilliantly” text boxes are covering it up.
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sparklemotion Reputation: 51 See sparklemotion's booth |
Mark This is bugging the living daylights out of me.
I searched these website for KOSTMAN and KOSLMAN
(The t is the lined artwork so I thought maybe it’s an L instead)
Could not find it.
ARTISTS
Artcyclopedia.com [URL removed] removed]
Askart.com [URL removed] removed]
NGA.gov [URL removed] removed]
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Policequilts Reputation: 925 See Policequilts' booth |
The Dutch painter Johan Philip Koelman comes to mind, but of course he died long before this was dated. Could it be a child of his? Is the media pen and ink?
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MyTexasTreasures Reputation: 1244 See MyTexasTreasures' booth |
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