Featured antique oil painting - Shoud I buy it? Is it a Hungarian?

Discussion in 'Art' started by chantaljones, Mar 12, 2020.

  1. chantaljones

    chantaljones Well-Known Member

    I can buy this in a local shop. Should I buy it. But I can not read the signature. Sorry I forgot to take some pictures from the back, the canvas and stretcher looked early 1900s to 1940s-50s. Can somebody help?

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  2. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    It is a nice painting, chantal, but it is damaged. It is not antique.
    It is Hungarian, the sticker is in Hungarian and the scene could be Lake Balaton. Those houses are also seen on the shores of Lake Balaton.
    No one can tell you what to buy, btw.
     
  3. chantaljones

    chantaljones Well-Known Member

    Thank you Any Jewelery, You are right! Nobody can tell you what to buy.
    I'm still undecided if I should buy it or not. I do like more colorful paintings. I just thought maybe it could be a sought after artist.

    The label is in Hungarian language. Looks like a old label. It read something like

    Horthy miklosne of nagybanyai has the highest dedicature under also the Hungarian art arrow and than the address Budapest and such.

    Horthy Miklosne lived 1881 - 1959
    He was the Regent of Hungary from 1920 to 1944.

    The rest of the label is unfortunately missing
     
  4. chantaljones

    chantaljones Well-Known Member

    I found this about the address

    1890, Boulevard (69 Andrássy út), the Old Art Hall.
    The design of the building was won by a tender by Adolf Láng Láng.
    In 1871 it was founded as the Hungarian Royal Pattern Art School and Drawing Art Teacher Training Association.
    1877-1886 National Society of Hungarian Fine Arts.
    In 1896 the name of the City Park Art Hall was completed and since then the Old Art Hall has been named.
    From 1897 the School of Pattern Drawing.
    In 1908, the National College of Hungarian Royal Fine Arts.
    In 1921, 69 Andrássy Avenue was connected to the 71 building by a wall break (one gateway). The two palaces were under one administration.
    It was nationalized in 1949. Since then it has been renamed the State Puppet Theater.
    From 1971 Hungarian University of Fine Arts.
     
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  6. April07

    April07 Well-Known Member

    I am not sure but the signature seems to be Hermann O - with double n
     
  7. April07

    April07 Well-Known Member

    I have a feeling that the frame is originally from a different painting
     
  8. chantaljones

    chantaljones Well-Known Member

    Hmm that could be a possibility. I was reading the first three letters as 'HSP' and thought its maybe a signature in the Hungarian language, but yes the first three could also be 'HER' you never know. I need to have a look into this.

    Also managed to go back to the shop and get a better picture of the signature. Hope that helps.

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