paloma91
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posted on June 20, 2004 12:11:31 PM new
I came into an original drawing underglass. I think it's really neat. The signature is DLM. It looks like a bust of a woman in middle eastern headdress and clothing. Really unique. Anyone know where to start looking for info on the artist?
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Libra63
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posted on June 20, 2004 12:23:55 PM new
Try putting DML in the internet search and see what it says. I don't know if you will get the info you want though.
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stopwhining
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posted on June 20, 2004 02:36:10 PM new
take it to an art gallery which sell paintings in same category and see if they can help you.
if you post the pic here,maybe someone knows
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jake
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posted on June 20, 2004 08:40:53 PM new
Check askart.com they have a database of artists.
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paloma91
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posted on June 21, 2004 10:47:38 AM new
Thanks Jake for the excellent resource but in this case, didn't help much. All I have is the signature to go on. Maybe it's a non famous artist. I'll take a foto of the picture and try to post it later on today.
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paloma91
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posted on June 22, 2004 11:33:33 PM new
I finally was able to take the fotos. Sorry they are not perfect. I had to lean it up against the front door. It is kind of BIG. Is it me, or is this a very dramatic picture. I think it's the eyes. I don't know if you can see it by my stupid fotos though.
Here is a close up of the signature
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sparkz
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posted on June 22, 2004 11:55:49 PM new
Paloma...That's Lucy modeling the sari she's going to wear to her son's Hindu wedding.
Seriously, check the very top band of the crown?. Do the characters look like Arabic or Cryllic? My guess it that the subject may be Russian, but the photo doesn't provide enough detail.
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mcjane
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posted on June 23, 2004 12:06:27 AM new
Dyan L Merkel works in charcoals & also pastels, does portraits & animals.
Worth a try to contact her to see if she might be the artist.
Her email address is:
[email protected]
I don't know how she signs her work, could be DLM
You could ask.
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paloma91
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posted on June 23, 2004 12:06:30 AM new
Oh Sparkz! How interesting! I thought it was greek or afgani or somewhere over there! I will try to take a close up of the band tomorrow. I can tell you that the top row looks like roman numeral III and V and the bottom row is all roman numeral 10 X with a line on the top and bottom. Does that help?
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paloma91
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posted on June 23, 2004 12:10:46 AM new
Thanks Jane, does Dyan live in California? Never mind. I just round out she is in texas.
[ edited by paloma91 on Jun 23, 2004 12:14 AM ]
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mcjane
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posted on June 23, 2004 12:20:42 AM new
It would be a miracle if it's her, but you have to start somewhere.
Good luck.
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paloma91
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posted on June 23, 2004 12:26:49 AM new
Doesn't look like it's her (Not her style or signature on her other paintings and drawings) but I'll contact her anyway. It's worth a shot. Thanks so much
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paloma91
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posted on June 27, 2004 09:09:09 AM new
Interesting bit of info. I asked ny neighbor, who is from Russia, To take a look at the picture. She said it isn't of a Russian woman. The headdress is wrong and so are the facial features. She DID say that there are only two groups or areas of Russia where they would use a similar the headdress but still the facial features are all wrong. She doesn't think she's Greek or from the middle east. She thinks that it could be from Seria or from a nearby country.
Well, back to the drawing board. Thanks again everyone for your help on this
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kiara
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posted on June 27, 2004 09:17:52 AM new
The patterned design on the top band looks like it may be Ukranian or Lithuanian but that's just a guess.
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