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<p>[QUOTE="antidiem, post: 3684, member: 30"]It's difficult to tell for sure under the glass but the black looks more like India ink applied with a large bamboo brush (or similar type of brush). I cannot tell if the small colored parts are watercolor or gouache but that isn't going to make much difference in your description.</p><p><br /></p><p>I don't think this was a professional illustrator, but more likely someone doing a fun painting of their daughter or grand-daughter.</p><p><br /></p><p>Have you tried googling the name, "Manton" yet? I realize the "t" is not crossed separately but I'm at a loss to identify the name and am not a good googler. I think this was done circa 1980s and perhaps more recently, although the frame looks to be 1980s in style. If it is actually a wood frame, I'd put it into the 1980s-1990s era. Nowadays most frames are made of molded materials.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="antidiem, post: 3684, member: 30"]It's difficult to tell for sure under the glass but the black looks more like India ink applied with a large bamboo brush (or similar type of brush). I cannot tell if the small colored parts are watercolor or gouache but that isn't going to make much difference in your description. I don't think this was a professional illustrator, but more likely someone doing a fun painting of their daughter or grand-daughter. Have you tried googling the name, "Manton" yet? I realize the "t" is not crossed separately but I'm at a loss to identify the name and am not a good googler. I think this was done circa 1980s and perhaps more recently, although the frame looks to be 1980s in style. If it is actually a wood frame, I'd put it into the 1980s-1990s era. Nowadays most frames are made of molded materials.[/QUOTE]
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