Help with Identifying Artist

I have two paintings on which I have had no luck identifying the artist. Can anyone help me. One is a watercolor of cows standing in water. The other is an oil painting of a sailing ship. Thank you in advance for your help.

 

cows is the better painting, typical late 19th early 20thc scottish thing, ship ...well ...ok decorator thing I guess

 

I agree that the cow painting is better than the ship painting. The frame on the ship painting is not good. However, the waves and ship are pretty well painted. I think it is in need of cleaning. To me, the ship painting looks like it might have been owned by a smoker because of the yellowish residue on the surface.

 

Siggie on the marine painting looks like Martini.
Staining Could be nicotine and also some varnishes go yellow with age too.

 

I'm with blooey, the cow painting is far better quality.
It could have been painted in the Netherlands. The second cow from the left looks like a Dutch 'Lakenvelder', now a rare breed.



Lakenvelders:

 

Found this

 

Yes! I see it now, that is the siggy, Jan Vrolijk. He is well-known, not hugely famous, but a good painter. He was a member of the prestigious The Hague artist's society 'Pulchri Studio', which means quality.

 

Thank you Rink28. Thank you, thank you, thank you!! It is unbelievable to me how you and others have so much knowledge. I feel like an amateur. Now, I'm worried that what I have is a print because that is the same painting.

I bought it 15 years ago at a quality auction house who described it as a watercolor. When I look at it with a magnifying glass, there are no "dots" like what I would expect on a print. Oil paintings and other medium that are thicker applications are easy to tell. Watercolors are more difficult to differentiate between real and print.

 

I think you are right.