Miniature Beach Scene

I guess all I am saying is that a 4" x 2" watercolor from a man that was born in 1866 and painted all kinds of things, in all kinds of styles, doesn't seem that unreasonable. The one thing is that he puts a G in front of his last name...but maybe that came along after some time?

 

I mean, he painted this one in his early days?

 

Aside from the skill discrepancies, the signatures of G Raab are very consistent. The R and b are pretty distinctive. Other than the spelling, I don't see a similarity.

 

I agree with you. None of the letters are similar. This is not a skilled artist. Those birds would have to be ginormous to appear like that in the sky.

 

I am doing a little house keeping today and I figured this one out. The painting is by Bert (Bertha) Raab of Las Cruces, NM. I guess she sold her paintings there and had many miniatures. This one is titled "Hill House." I thought I would post an update incase anyone was interested. *Also probably not a beach scene

 

https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/flower-painting-bert-raab-2020949558

Debora

 

Another Update...can you tell I am going through my old posts and seeing if I can find any new info? I hope it is helpful and not annoying

Here is some additional information from an Aug. 1977 newspaper:

 

It's been raining, so I had some free time this weekend! We really needed the rain badly!