In the spirit of Ann's Salvation Army watercolor discoveries ...
http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/09/07/a-possible-renoir-surfaces-at-a-virginia-flea-market/
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Lol!
I don't think my water color sketches are um quite up to par.
Also seems unlikely the Renoir is authentic... smells like a hoax to me.
ann
On 9/8/2012 13:53, John Sessoms wrote:
In the spirit of Ann's Salvation Army watercolor discoveries ...
A pair of small watercolors - I'm hoping that the one on the left is of
a known location - I'm gathering in Europe somewhere.. It looks like
the signature is ZILK or ZTK or ZFk.
http://annsan.smugmug.com/Misceandvids/Things-Im-selling-directly-Not/6280507_84bVv7/1/2072317721_B8WZHPf/Large
Ann,
I do not know anything about the paintings or the location.
However, I thought I'd offer a guess that may help in your
investigations. It is possible that the signature is actually for the
name Zitka (that blot which is consisten on both paintings, might
stand for a).
Zitka appears to be a
Could well be Prague for the water wheel:
http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM2D8Y_Water_Wheel_Prague_Czech_Republic
I remember seeing it on a visit, but didn't take any pictures myself.
Lots of artistic licence and maybe an imaginary vantage point, but the
bend in the river's similar and the
And the bridge / tower is Prague too.
http://www.praguewelcome.cz/en/visit/monuments/top-monuments/57-old-town-bridge-tower-.shtml
On 7 September 2012 18:07, Chris Mitchell chris.mitch...@which.net wrote:
Could well be Prague for the water wheel:
I think, Chris, you nailed it!
See e.g. this photo:
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/1237030.jpg
or this:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jeffsheehan2010/2111724076/
or any of these for comparison:
http://goo.gl/pXhdK
Igor
Fri Sep 7 13:07:29 EDT 2012
Chris Mitchell wrote:
Could
Ann,
Following the lead from Chris, I think I found what is depicted on the
left photo Charles Bridge and the Old Town Bridge Tower in Prague:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Bridge
See
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Prague_-_Charles_Bridge.jpg
and
Heh... I see that Chris came up with the same conclusion...
(the lead from Chris was on the water wheel).
Igor
From: Igor Roshchin
Subject: Re: Ot - do you know where the watercolor was done?
Ann,
Following the lead from Chris, I think I found what is depicted on the
left photo
conclusion...
(the lead from Chris was on the water wheel).
Igor
From: Igor Roshchin
Subject: Re: Ot - do you know where the watercolor was done?
Ann,
Following the lead from Chris, I think I found what is depicted on the
left photo Charles Bridge and the Old Town Bridge Tower in Prague
Wow !
what excellent resources you guys are!
Thanks Igor and Chris
so ..
I bought both of these at the Salvation Army for $5 total. One was
framed one was not - in fact, the framed one was in a bin about to go
back to the main store and the other was just lying on a shelf.
I'm glad I was
From: Ann Sanfedele
A pair of small watercolors - I'm hoping that the one on the left is of
a known location - I'm gathering in Europe somewhere.. It looks like
the signature is ZILK or ZTK or ZFk.
John -- yes indeed
Igor and Chris Mitchell wrote extensively and sent more photos.
It was kind of interesting that Chris and you both honed in on the
waterwheel first, as opposed to the structures in the other photo, too
glad I needed to ask - a nice voyage
ann
On 9/7/2012 15:51, John
From: Ann Sanfedele
John -- yes indeed
Igor and Chris Mitchell wrote extensively and sent more photos.
It was kind of interesting that Chris and you both honed in on the
waterwheel first, as opposed to the structures in the other photo, too
glad I needed to ask - a nice voyage
ann
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