Bizzare Seafood Piece

I bought this really bizarre piece today. Looks like it’s from 1994. But I don’t know what of all the writing is the artist? Anyone familiar with this at all?

 

The challenge will be determining what language it's written in. I suspect an eastern European. Both Estonian and Latvian came up on Google translation but only for some of the words. Of course, part of the inscription seems to be in English - "Profound respect."

 

Chișinău is the capital of Moldova. Google Translate identifies the language as Romanian. "For the lady Diane Weyermann with deep respect and consideration." Wonder if this is she:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diane_Weyermann

Debora

 

Title -- big surprise -- is 'Fish and Lobster.'

Debora

 

The Gallery is Little Silver, New Jersey........

 

Do you know anything about this gallery? I tried to look it up and nothing really came up

 

Ah I see now it’s just the framing store

 

Contemporary art, framing and design. Gallery is still in business.

https://www.galleryjupiter.com

Debora

 

Thank your Debora! Does anyone see where the actual artist signature is?

 

It's on the bottom right of the painting and bottom right of the border.

 

And, to my eye, it's indecipherable.

Debora

 

Yes, two copies of the signature as Hollyblue mentioned. You can see both in photo #5.

It's such an unusual piece, maybe contact the framer, which Debora linked above. It's so unique, they might remember it and have the artist's name.

 

I'm a big believer in asking. Never hurts. Or contact the woman appears to have deaccessioned it from her collection.

Debora