Two paintings by the same artist - need help identifying signature

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  1. starfish

    starfish Member

    Hi all! I wonder if anyone knows who is the artist behind these two paintings. Appears to be oil on board. I inherited them from my grandmother but have no idea where and how she got them. Would really appreciate your ideas!

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  2. i need help

    i need help Moderator Moderator

    I think it might say Bertz, but nothing I found so far. See what others think. Please hit Edit, More Options, check display as Full Images, Save Changes.
     
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  3. i need help

    i need help Moderator Moderator

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  4. starfish

    starfish Member

    Thank you! I keep trying various versions and nothing so far. I think the initials are H.H.
     
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  5. i need help

    i need help Moderator Moderator

    Others will be along with suggestions. :)
     
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  6. Debora

    Debora Well-Known Member

    I see "Benoit" but could be wrong.

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  7. Debora

    Debora Well-Known Member

    1930s maybe. I should add that those appear to be decorative paintings, the type of thing bought in a department store as accessories for a living room, in which case the name of the "artist" is not of import.

    Debora
     
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  8. starfish

    starfish Member

    Thanks so much for the suggestions!
     
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  9. Aquitaine

    Aquitaine Is What It IS! But NEVER BORED!

    I'm just hopeful that maybe having inverted the middle one into different colors may have brought out enough differences to be helpful.....maybe as @i need help suggested, I.H.Bertz!!

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  10. starfish

    starfish Member

    Wow, how cool! Didn't know one can change up the colors like that! Is it photoshop?
     
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  11. Aquitaine

    Aquitaine Is What It IS! But NEVER BORED!

    Yep, I live to "play" with Photoshop.....definitely NOT a pro though!!!!
     
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  12. smallaxe

    smallaxe Well-Known Member

    There is an online tool ( http://retroreveal.org ) that stamp collectors use to bring out details of faint postmarks and similar things. You upload an image and it generates a bunch of variations of the image that may reveal things that are hidden. It could be useful for painting signatures.
    Here's the site on a page that shows an example of the results.
    http://retroreveal.org/images/ss/47020
     
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  13. anundverkaufen

    anundverkaufen Bird Feeder

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  14. starfish

    starfish Member

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  15. i need help

    i need help Moderator Moderator

    We go in in circles, sometimes, but get there eventually. This time was faster than most.
    Kudos @anundverkaufen with a big assist from @Aquitaine !!
    :)
     
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  16. starfish

    starfish Member

    What a wonderful resource! Thanks so much for sharing! I have a few other paintings where signatures are hard to read, will try this online tool to figure things out.
     
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  17. starfish

    starfish Member

    Thank you all so much! I can't believe how quickly I got the answers and learned additional useful things in the meantime! So much knowledge and kindness on this site.
     
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  18. KikoBlueEyes

    KikoBlueEyes Well-Known Member

    That is so true!
     
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  19. Figtree3

    Figtree3 What would you do if you weren't afraid?

    That is very interesting. The explanations are complex (to me), so will take a little learning to know what I'm seeing. Thanks for posting it.
     
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  20. gregsglass

    gregsglass Well-Known Member

    Hi,
    I wondered why your paintings looked so familiar to me. I went to the bathroom and I think I have a match to your first one.
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