Featured Seascape painting

Hi all, a bit dull and not very interesting. Quite a common scene also. But I was wondering about the thick frame itself. Can it be 50’s or earlier? Artist surname.. Merk…teer? Or something like that? Frame size is 37X30cm? Thanks for any comments.

 

Love the frame. Your guess is as good as mine on siggie! This does look 40s ish to me

 

I thought it was a pastel at first, but I do see paint on the birds and the foam.

I read Merksteiner.

If the name is indeed Merksteiner, his ancestors could have come from Merkstein, a former village that is now part of Herzogenrath, (currently) Germany.

 

Thanks for the reply Bev,yes that frame was also the main reason for me.

 

I really like the painting as well. It's well executed and very restful.

 

That’s for the reply and information AJ. Merksteiner now (obviously)looks right to me.

 

It's certainly well suited to the frame.

Debora

 

Well it’s good to know it’s well executed (I wasn’t sure about the skill level of the artist) I honestly bought because of the frame.

 

The work is very assured. Artist achieved what he set out to do.

Debora

 

Thanks Debora,good to have your opinion..

 

Think your artist may be S Marksteiner. Watercolour of North German landscape,mid centuary date listed on ebay and beleive signature is similar to yours.

 

Also a seascape painting by a H Marksteiner and a painting of a fisherman by a B Marksteiner so the first initial is the question.The seascape is signed in pencil so not really able to compare.IMO the first initial in the North German landscape would seem most similar to the first initial in your painting.But there is the possability that all three are by the same artist.Hopefully someone can decipher what the first initial is.

 

https://www.ebay.com/itm/3535684873...AyuiZKKoJBO7JHdcqj10OKWyf4jg|tkp:BFBMrLCAzLFl

 

https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot/fischer-portrait-marksteiner-b-430-c-5f547069d8

 

Many thanks for finding these examples. It’s interesting the differences/changes in the first initial and also the rest of the surname (lower case vs capital letters) The landscape panting also seems to have a date.Do you still think this is a ‘real’ artist and not maybe more mass produced decorative art? Also the frame of the fisherman looks to be the almost the same (which really
makes me wonder more)

 

Thank you Debora

 

I don't think either of those are by the same hand as yours.

Debora

 

However it doesn’t seem to be your typical decorative art? I don’t know,it just’s a little strange to me..

 

Why don't you open up the back? It appears it can readily be done.

Debora

 

Maybe different artists painting and producing ‘commercial’ art under the Marksteiner name/banner. Or maybe the Marksteiner’s were just one big family of artists