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Title: Helsinki Harbour..painting ??
Post by: antiquerose123 on February 26, 2008, 10:50:19 PM
Just got this, it says Helsinki Harbour, but for the life of me, I have NO idea what the name is for this.....any ideas, guess, educated guesses.....

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Have some more to post, but will do either later, or tommorrow.  Got to have Supper.... ;)
Title: Re: Helsinki Harbour..painting ??
Post by: antiquerose123 on February 27, 2008, 04:04:08 AM
Can anyone figure out the artist's name..... :hlp:
Title: Re: Helsinki Harbour..painting ??
Post by: Anne on February 27, 2008, 01:38:42 PM
It looks like it might be a pastel painting Rose... is it behind glass or not?

The initials looks like they may be BA...?
Title: Re: Helsinki Harbour..painting ??
Post by: antiquerose123 on February 28, 2008, 08:58:31 AM
No, not behind any glass...and it does not smudge....

To me, the artist made looks like a lot of letters, like......L E B F T A C H

the L has extra lines to make like an E. then the E is made into a B.  Then looks like a little F there, a T, A, CH......
Title: Re: Helsinki Harbour..painting ??
Post by: Anne on February 28, 2008, 01:48:18 PM
Hi Rose, have a look through these and see if you can find a match:
http://www.artarchiv.net/doku/artistmonograms.htm
Title: Re: Helsinki Harbour..painting ??
Post by: antiquerose123 on February 29, 2008, 06:19:38 AM
Are those the dates behind the names  :o, as I don't think it is THAT old -- IF those are dates....I think I would be laughing all the way to the Bank.....lol.

Why not be proud of their names, rather than to put into somekind of crytic mumble-jumble on the painting.....geeeeeeeezzzzz

 :24: :thd:
Title: Re: Helsinki Harbour..painting ??
Post by: Anne on February 29, 2008, 01:22:51 PM
Ummm yes Rose, they are dates.
Title: Re: Helsinki Harbour..painting ??
Post by: antiquerose123 on February 29, 2008, 08:51:49 PM
Yeah....I do not think it is that old.....still trying to figure this out.  It has to be a last name, or could it be the whole name (first and last)....

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