Sketch signature help, please

Dated 1966, and I think the 1st name is Shelly??, and perhaps the letter "i" in the last name.
Artist proof, The Paper Crown
Thanks for your time & thoughts

 

Shelly Fink??

 

Shelly, yes...
Then... in order of likelihood... Fink... Link...Jink... ?
Really cute sketch. Good luck.

 

Shelly Sink? The first letter is almost identical in first and last name.

 

You have too much influence on me, Brad. Now I see the two letters as identical, although I thought I had studied them and decided they weren't!!!!

 

I think you are right Roger, Sheldon (Shelly) Fink.....I'm working on finding more info, thanks sooooooooo much!!

 

Shelly Fink one on ebay with same signature.

 

http://www.nicholasangelo.com/dynapage/IP6818.htm
This one shows the signature

 

I would guess it's a lithograph since a sketch would not be marked Artists Proof. The first name looks like Holly, or Hally, to me.

 

Thanks again, so nice to have an ID. You all are the best.
Question, would this be considered an artist proof sketch?, or drawing, or lithograph?...

 

LOL I think we posted at the same time Moreotherstuff, thanks so much!

 

Love it!

 

Has to be some kind of print. Since the original appears to be a drawing, it has to be some kind of photo-mechanical print.

 

Hi Brad, I don't understand, can you help explain what you mean? So, its not a real sketch?

 

I can't find any others on the net, other than an oil painting of paper crown on worthpoint.

 

I don't see why this has to be photo-mechanical. It might be, and that would be the easiest thing, but wet stone lithographs can look very much like drawings.

 

Sorry, I don't know why this is happening.
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Maybe the answer lies in what an "Artist's Proof" actually is.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artist's_proof

Adorable print.

 

In have never understood why somebody would save an incomplete/unfinished work. Who wants that thing circulating, representing your best? At least this one is labeled as a proof. I've never been much of a print-maker, but we did practice it in school a bit. I trashed every proof I did...

 

If it were a real sketch it would not be an artist's proof. My understanding of an artist's proof is that it is the first example(s) of a good print presented to the artist for his/her approval before a print run is made. There are usually more than one artist's proofs. later prints in the edition run are, then, numbered.

Wouldn't a wet stone lithograph have a plate impression? I don't really know so am asking.

I now see that this is dated 1966 so this pre-dates most of the commercial photo-copy processes. There were photo-mechanical lithographs being done at this time. It does not appear to be made from other hand processes such as etching, silkscreen, or block print. I don't know enough about other print processes to know other possible methods for making this.