I have recently recieved a piece of art from my grandmother's estate and I can't seem to identify it. It has no artist signature or date. I know it is very old as it was hanging on her wall for at least 50 years. It looks as though it may be charcoal. It is in black and white and it is a portrait of a young victorian era woman and a dog with a countryside background the only identifying marks are on the frame itself. There is a crest , most likley from the frame maker or gallery. the crest initials are in monogram form Geo F OF and something about new york , there is also some writing on the inside of the frame . the name Wetherbee appears and some numbers and othe illegible writing. I am giving this to my sister as she always admired it and I would like to gain some background knowledge of the artist and time period to give a story with the artwork.
You might start by taking it to a local antiques shop...they would know who to refer you to. You could also take it to a dealer in antique art. Its rather hard, from just a description, to know exactly what you have. |
