Featured Help needed to Identify Artist

Hi all,

I wonder if anyone could please help me identity the artist of this painting.

The painting is a small oil on board in an impressionist style and it appears to have some age to it. There is a signature on the bottom left of the picture but I can’t make any sense of it. On the back of the frame, it looks as if there had been a label or tag of some description but unfortunately this is no longer present.

I bought the painting at an auction recently but no information was provided as to who the artist might be.

Would anyone have any suggestions or ideas? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you for your time and any help.

 

The name is Rainz and the painting looks like it was done in the fog.

 

This looks like a similar work. https://www.invaluable.com/auction-...-shore-lake-ontario-oil-on-ca-69-c-78e4c74ab4

 

Hi Bakersgma,

Many thanks for your help and for the promising lead. I'll have a look at some of Malcolm Rains' works and see if I can match them to my own painting.

Thanks again,

Andrew

 

Malcolm'z not your guy.
When it Rainz it pourz.

 

I might call that more influenced by Tonalism. The Rains work appears to be a bit more abstract.

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

Debora

 

Ive got 2 theories.The first is someone thought it was by Malcom Rains and added the signature (I agree not his style) OR it was a Chinese work and someone misspelled the name. Its a lovely thing regardless. I always felt that Chinese artists are quite talented in their own right and the future will treat them more kindly,even though they are "factory" products.

 

I would more likely suspect a talented local artist.

Debora

 

That big square spot on the back of the frame indicates to me this was sold or exhibited somewhere, and the information about the picture has gone missing.

 

Yes, that's what I would think as well. Pity it's missing.

Debora

 

Hi all,

Thanks very much for all your suggestions and ideas.

Regards,

Andrew