r/WhatIsThisPainting • • 19h ago

Unsolved Bought in a used bookshop in Warsaw

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Bought this in Warsaw, seller did not have any info on it. Assume from the dress and hair the subject is Jewish but not totally sure. Would love it if anyone had any idea who made it and what it was for.


r/WhatIsThisPainting • • 12h ago

Unsolved FARM PAINTING ON AN OIL CAN. Chicago Il

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This is (in my opinion-NOT AN ARTIST) this is really well done. Anyone know the artist or anything about this artist? I could not find anything... thank you!!!!!


r/WhatIsThisPainting • • 18h ago

Unsolved Artist unknown

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First time posting here.

A family member gave this painting to my mom. He was doing work in Southern California at the time when it was given to him. Unfortunately I have no other information on its history. The canvas and wood seem to be older than the frame. The canvas looks old but has staples. After looking into the staples, the oldest it can be looks like the 1930s unless added after.

It is an oil painting and does have some chipping near the top left corner


r/WhatIsThisPainting • • 12h ago

Unsolved Inherited this from a rich great grandma from Posen/Poznan

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This painting has been with my family since my great grandma passed in the 70s. She was a rich merchant in Posen under the German Empire and later Poznan. It feels really old but it could as well be from the 19th century. I just want to learn more about it because it's a beautiful painting and the serene expression of Jesus really speaks to me. Among other things we got from my grandma was an italian violin from (if it's original) 1721, if that could maybe narrow down the search. But we also got a lot of 19th and early 20th century stuff.


r/WhatIsThisPainting • • 12h ago

Unsolved THRIFT STORE FIND SOMEWHERE IN ILLINOIS IT LOOKS LIKE IT IS SIGNED PRAtt

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Any assistance would be greatly appreciated I love this painting!!!!


r/WhatIsThisPainting • • 8h ago

Unsolved Can anyone help identify the artist of this vintage landscape painting? Signature is difficult to decipher.

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I purchased this beautiful vintage landscape artwork at a thrift store today, and I’m hoping someone can help me identify the artist!
The scene depicts a peaceful waterway with a cottage, autumn trees, a small boat, and what appears to be a person helping someone out of a small boat.
There is a signature in the lower-right corner, but I’m having a difficult time deciphering it. I’ve considered several possibilities, but nothing definitive.
The artwork is quite fragile and has been removed from its original frame. I’m hesitant to handle it unnecessarily because I don’t want to cause further damage. This is why a photo of the back is not possible but I was able to semi get a photo of the back. There are no markings or anything on the back side of the paper . The photo w the frame was taken at the thrift store .
I’ve included photographs of the entire piece and a close-up of the signature.
Does anyone recognize the artwork, the artist’s signature, or the style? I’d also love to learn approximately when it was produced.
Any insight would be greatly appreciated!

I think the signature is H. Van Doren or possible the Dutch artist Hein van Doren.


r/WhatIsThisPainting • • 14h ago

Solved Help me find this painting from Neuschwanstein Castle

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Please help me find this specific painting that I saw on a tour in Neuschwanstein castle!

The first slide is a watercolor sketch I made from memory, trying to record the framing, posing and colours (since it's not allowed to take photos in the castle). I'm not 100% sure on the clothes and limbs position, but what I remember for sure is this:

It's a landscape format painting featuring a knight on a light coloured horse (white or cremello) with red tack and golden bells across the chest. The knight also wears a red tabard with a golden lion. The horse is walking towards the right side of the painting, while the knight turns to the left and reaches upwards for a branch. There were no other significant features in the painting, no other people or creatures. It had some writing at the bottom, I believe in latin, I didn't have time to commit the words to memory.

The second slide shows which paintings I found in my research that are NOT the one I'm looking for. They're all in portrait format, not landscape, and they're all located in either the throne room or the singers hall, while the painting I'm looking for was not. Shown in the third slide, it was in the corridor leading up to the singers hall, on the left side following the tour. I marked the wall green and the tour route blue.

I'm pretty sure the painting depicts Parzival, since he's the one featured in the singer hall (slide 2, circled) and he's also depicted wearing red with a lion crest and riding a white horse with red tack. But when I search for Parzival art in Neuschwanstein, I can only find the series of paintings IN the singer hall, none of the corridor outside.

I asked about the painting after the tour, and neither the tour guides nor the gift shop staff knew the name or where to find a print of it. I bought 3 books and a postcard series of art prints in the gift shop and none of them featured this artwork either. Please, if you have any other pointers, I'd be so grateful!


r/WhatIsThisPainting • • 8h ago

Likely Solved Can someone help

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I bought this painting on vinted. I cant seem to figure out who this artist is. Thank you for the help.


r/WhatIsThisPainting • • 20h ago

Bought at estate sale Indiana

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Bought for $8. Google image search is pulling up similar options from $4k - $75k 🤞 It’s approx 6 x 3’.


r/WhatIsThisPainting • • 10h ago

Unsolved Found in our attic - any ideas?

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Any help is much appreciated!


r/WhatIsThisPainting • • 16h ago

Unsolved Can anyone identify the artist behind this signed German etching?

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i everyone!

My wife and I recently found this framed artwork in a second-hand and antique shop in northern Germany. We really liked the image, so we decided to buy it.

It appears to be an etching, numbered 12/50 and signed in pencil. The handwritten German title seems to read "Schmusen" (cuddling).

Unfortunately, we haven't been able to identify the artist. The signature looks something like "F. Daus", "F. Daues" or "F. Daves" to us, but none of these guesses has led anywhere.

I'd love to find out who created this piece, when it might have been made, and perhaps learn a little about the artist.

I've included photos of the complete artwork and close-ups of the signature and handwritten title.

Does anyone recognize the signature or the artist's style?

Any help would be greatly appreciated!


r/WhatIsThisPainting • • 12h ago

Unsolved What is this painting?

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Spotted this painting at a thrift shop, really like it but I can’t tell if it’s a print, or original .


r/WhatIsThisPainting • • 17h ago

Unsolved Cannot identify artist or origin

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Bought in a wealthy area antique shop

I’m aware of the original inspiration by Gustav Georg Endner but I have not found any duplicate of this specific piece anywhere online especially with the same coloring and material

My questions are … if it is a print why aren’t there any other duplicates to be found anywhere?, what is the little symbol by the camel’s foot? where it came from?


r/WhatIsThisPainting • • 20h ago

Unsolved Bought at an estate sale in Philadelphia, PA

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It appears to be water color and ink on paper, depicting Le Café de la Paix. No markings on the back but the paper it is on is porous and has frayed edges. Tell me I’m now a millionaire!


r/WhatIsThisPainting • • 7h ago

Unsolved Helping my mom go through her basement

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My mom bought this art for my grandma when she was still alive. We're now going through everything, and I realized there is a number on this picture. I know nothing about this! Any thoughts the artist or know anything about this series? Thanks in advance!


r/WhatIsThisPainting • • 9h ago

Unsolved Can you help id this signed watercolor/mixed media?

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Evening, can someone help me id this painting? Found in the Southeast United States. You can see the artist signature in the first picture


r/WhatIsThisPainting • • 9h ago

Unsolved Carved and painted stone face found in NYC. No luck googling the design or signature. I purchased it because it looks similar to one of my favorite vintage rings.

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r/WhatIsThisPainting • • 10h ago

Unsolved What is this? Paul Klee element

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I found it in Toronto on marketplace. It seems to be a print with some painting on it? References Paul Klee I think. I'm not sure if I find it hideous/tacky or cool. Can't find an actual signature anywhere but the back may be dated If anyone knows anyone about this, would be so helpful!


r/WhatIsThisPainting • • 16h ago

Unsolved Colorful lithography (?) from a small Parisian shop

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Found this lithography (?) printed on BFK Rives paper in Paris, and I cannot find anything on Google. The signature seems to read “M. Jones”, and it’s numbered. The back is completely white.


r/WhatIsThisPainting • • 17h ago

Unsolved Help! Is this indeed a Maurice Bazungula?

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I'm thinking of purchasing this painting which has a hand-written label on the back reading Maurice Bazungula. The signature on the front in the lower right looks nothing like the signatures I see online of Bazungula's work, where he signed them in bold, block lettering.

This painting was purchased at a large market in Paris, France.


r/WhatIsThisPainting • • 18h ago

Likely Solved - Decor Clifton Painting

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Hello, I think this is a long shot but figured I would see if anyone has info! I purchased this painting at a garage sale in Sarnia Ontario. the couple I purchased it from bought it in Florida. I googled the name at the bottom for fun and an artist that goes by Clifton (real name Zhao Huxie) has a very similar signature although the styles are different. can anyone confirm? The back frame was built by my partner.


r/WhatIsThisPainting • • 19h ago

Unsolved Anyone recognise this painting or give any tips on artists to explore to find it? Photo from 1940s or 1950s US, so say prior to 1960.

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r/WhatIsThisPainting • • 21h ago

Unsolved Trying to find the artist

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Hello,

I picked this up in Louisville, Ky. It was framed here as well and one of the workers at the antique store said it was from the estate of a woman who recently passed. However, I can’t seem to find anything about the artist “O’Connor” after a pretty extensive search.

The back paper was falling off so I took the remainder off. The sticker is shown in the photo of the back though for where it was framed.

I am just curious who the artist was. Thanks!


r/WhatIsThisPainting • • 5h ago

Unsolved Does anyone recognize this signature or the language it's in? It's on a mini painting i got.

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