Bit of a long shot - anyone ID an Artist?

Bit of a long shot - anyone ID an Artist?

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Malcster

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642 posts

171 months

Tuesday 22nd April 2014
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Got this painting left to me.
No idea who painted it, or where the landscape is, other than that it is Scottish.

Looks like the signiture Is maybe "M. MacDonald" with a year of 1902?






Mobile Chicane

20,824 posts

212 months

Tuesday 22nd April 2014
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That looks to me like an amateur piece for (eg) the summer exhibition at the Royal Academy.

Nicely done though.

Perhaps you could try contacting them?

Malcster

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642 posts

171 months

Tuesday 22nd April 2014
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Thanks, I will do.

I doubt it will be worth anything, and wouldn't sell it if it was. I just like the scene, and wanted to know a little more about it.

The label on the back of the frame is quite nice, I love the phone number of the gallery (top left)...


FwdConvert

305 posts

122 months

Tuesday 22nd April 2014
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If by some stroke of very good luck it was by Margaret MacDonald, a sometime collaborator with Rennie Mackintosh, her husband, though she mostly did panels and decorative interior stuff - but did some landscapes I think - then it would be worth a fair amount.

I'd doubt it, but might be worth checking out.

clarkmagpie

3,559 posts

195 months

Tuesday 22nd April 2014
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Margaret MacDonald is the one name I was looking it.
Couldn't really find anything similar though.
Would be a great find if it was smile

Shaw Tarse

31,543 posts

203 months

Tuesday 22nd April 2014
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Malcster said:
Thanks, I will do.

I doubt it will be worth anything, and wouldn't sell it if it was. I just like the scene, and wanted to know a little more about it.

The label on the back of the frame is quite nice, I love the phone number of the gallery (top left)...

Mary McDonald, it's worth about £15-20 million smile

Mobile Chicane

20,824 posts

212 months

Tuesday 22nd April 2014
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FwdConvert said:
If by some stroke of very good luck it was by Margaret MacDonald, a sometime collaborator with Rennie Mackintosh, her husband, though she mostly did panels and decorative interior stuff - but did some landscapes I think - then it would be worth a fair amount.

I doubt it, but it might be worth checking out.
Not well-executed enough, or remotely typical of her work, which is far more stylised.

FwdConvert

305 posts

122 months

Tuesday 22nd April 2014
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Admit I agree, a more than long shot. I was thinking possibly of some early, immature and personal work, but checking dates shows she'd be well past any such work by 1902. The quality of brush work even on the images posted does show a gulf, to be fair. Don't recall her working in oils either?

Style wise, very, very different, but look at some of Klee or Mondrian's earlier works for example and you'd never suspect they were by those chaps.

Edited by FwdConvert on Tuesday 22 April 23:01

FwdConvert

305 posts

122 months

Tuesday 22nd April 2014
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BTW - why is it in this sub-forum?

Malcster

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642 posts

171 months

Wednesday 23rd April 2014
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Thanks for the info guys!
I guess it's likely just a novices work?

Tempted to remove it from the frame, and see if there's anything on the back of it.

Really no idea about it, or where to ask. The frame is quite badly damaged too.

TBH I'm not even sure if the signature is M MacDonald? It's quite difficult to read.

As for the forum, wasn't sure where else to put it - is there a specific art/paintings sub section?

Malcster

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642 posts

171 months

Wednesday 23rd April 2014
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Ha - all creatures is for animals!
I thought it was an 'anything goes' area!

MODs please move this over to The Lounge

johnnywgk

2,579 posts

182 months

Thursday 24th April 2014
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Malcster said:
Ha - all creatures is for animals!
I thought it was an 'anything goes' area!

MODs please move this over to The Lounge
Move to the lounge, mmm that will be interesting, lol.

Bookmarked, lol.

Good luck.

singlecoil

33,589 posts

246 months

Friday 25th April 2014
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Malcster said:
MODs please move this over to The Lounge
You need to click on 'report' and then ask.

johnnywgk

2,579 posts

182 months

Friday 25th April 2014
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Trust me. DON'T do it. Oh borrox, do it, it'll give us a larf.