A little gold and a nice painting at a Church rummage sale.

[artslinger]

Hi friends, today, I bought a little gold 6g of 14kt at a churge rummage sale as well as this very nice landscape painting. It is signed L HENRY. Looks old and well made. Also found this needlepoint. Is anyone familiar with them? Please let me know. Thanks.

 

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[Blackfoot58]

Hi friends, today, I bought a little gold 6g of 14kt at a churge rummage sale as well as this very nice landscape painting. It is signed L HENRY. Looks old and well made. Also found this needlepoint. Is anyone familiar with them? Please let me know. Thanks.

I’d guess Louis Henry. If so, it could have some value. I can’t tell enough from the photo. I’d take it to a gallery and have it authenticated. Can you see the brush strokes? There can be lithographs of art work, which would make it worth the price of the frame, IMO.

 

[artslinger]

I’d guess Louis Henry. If so, it could have some value. I can’t tell enough from the photo. I’d take it to a gallery and have it authenticated. Can you see the brush strokes? There can be lithographs of art work, which would make it worth the price of the frame, IMO.

Hello, yes, I see the brush strokes. It is oil on canvas, original. Not a print, litho, seri, or giclee. The canvas is aged and help by nails. Thank you.I appreciate it.

artslinger

 

[Gulf Coast Pirate]

Love that painting. Great find!

 

[Red-Coat]

Nice painting. Biographical details and signature examples for Louis Henry seem to be thin on the ground unless you’re a subscriber to one of the art sites that provide such information. Auction records show a highest price of about $1,500 dollars for an original but with many well below that. It would be worth trying to track down the product mark on the canvas stretcher to see if it can be attributed or dated. Looks to be an anchor with something else across it, but it’s not very clear.

Good score on the jewellery, but the reflections in the picture make it hard to read with respect to maker and possible date... unless you have already tracked it down.

The needlepoint is modern and from a kit. The scene is adapted from a painting by the American artist Charles Wysocki, Jr. Mostly his works depicted American life in the horse & buggy era and he widely commercialised his artwork for use on collectibles, as wall décor, for greetings cards, calendars, jigsaw puzzles and embroidery kits. I’ve seen this same needlework touted on fleabay as ‘rare’ and ‘Victorian’ at ridiculous prices but both claims are false. Wysocki was born in 1928 and died in 2002. Those kits were mass-produced well into the last part of the 20th Century and I wouldn't be surprised if they're still being made.

 

[artslinger]

Nice painting. Biographical details and signature examples for Louis Henry seem to be thin on the ground unless you’re a subscriber to one of the art sites that provide such information. Auction records show a highest price of about $1,500 dollars for an original but with many well below that. It would be worth trying to track down the product mark on the canvas stretcher to see if it can be attributed or dated. Looks to be an anchor with something else across it, but it’s not very clear.

Good score on the jewellery, but the reflections in the picture make it hard to read with respect to maker and possible date... unless you have already tracked it down.

The needlepoint is modern and from a kit. The scene is adapted from a painting by the American artist Charles Wysocki, Jr. Mostly his works depicted American life in the horse & buggy era and he widely commercialised his artwork for use on collectibles, as wall décor, for greetings cards, calendars, jigsaw puzzles and embroidery kits. I’ve seen this same needlework touted on fleabay as ‘rare’ and ‘Victorian’ at ridiculous prices but both claims are false. Wysocki was born in 1928 and died in 2002. Those kits were mass-produced well into the last part of the 20th Century and I wouldn't be surprised if they're still being made.

Thank you very much for all of your time and feedback. I sincerely appreciate it.

 

[HistoryTeacher]

I like the painting!
Could also be a "Lucien Henry"
See here: Lucien Henry
Good pick ups!

 

[Blackfoot58]

I like the painting!
Could also be a "Lucien Henry"
See here: Lucien Henry
Good pick ups!

Could be. I see similarities in style with Lucien & Louis’ work. I also see some difference in the tree techniques. I hope someone can verify positively.

 

[Red-Coat]

Thank you very much for all of your time and feedback. I sincerely appreciate it.

You're welcome. I'm pretty sure the product mark on the canvas stretcher is French. Here's a clearer example from a 1920s French painting:



It's an anchor with a twisted rope and the initials "L F" straddling the anchor. What looks like a 'V' below is just one of the flukes of the anchor. Still looking for the company though.

PS: you didn't comment on the Jewellery marks.

 

[Red-Coat]

I like the painting!
Could also be a "Lucien Henry"
See here: Lucien Henry
Good pick ups!

Could be. I see similarities in style with Lucien & Louis’ work. I also see some difference in the tree techniques. I hope someone can verify positively.

I'm not completely convinced (but almost). There are similarities in the 'L' and the 'H' and perhaps the 'Y'. Lucien Henry's signature is shown at the top in this enhancement, with yours below. Yours appears to be signed in capitals but Lucien's is not.

 

[artslinger]

You're welcome. I'm pretty sure the product mark on the canvas stretcher is French. Here's a clearer example from a 1920s French painting:

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It's an anchor with a twisted rope and the initials "L F" straddling the anchor. What looks like a 'V' below is just one of the flukes of the anchor. Still looking for the company though.

PS: you didn't comment on the Jewellery marks.

Thanks again. I truly appreciate it. I was just showing and telling on the gold. 😁 Nothing special about it. One is a pendent and necklace, and the other piece a vintage women's watch case.

 

[Red-Coat]

I'm a bit more convinced now that it could be Lucien. He seems to have used a variety of signatures and did sometimes sign in capitals. Born in 1850 he studied art in Paris from 1867 and, as a militant Socialist, was arrested and sentenced to death in 1872 but the sentence was commuted and he was deported to New Caledonia. Granted amnesty in 1878, he moved to Australia and didn't return to France until 1891, intending to find a market for his Australian watercolours. He died there in 1896.

His French landscapes seem to have pre-auction estimates (over here) in the region of 150-300 euros ($160-320).

 

[artslinger]

I'm a bit more convinced now that it could be Lucien. He seems to have used a variety of signatures and did sometimes sign in capitals. Born in 1850 he studied art in Paris from 1867 and, as a militant Socialist, was arrested and sentenced to death in 1872 but the sentence was commuted and he was deported to New Caledonia. Granted amnesty in 1878, he moved to Australia and didn't return to France until 1891, intending to find a market for his Australian watercolours. He died there in 1896.

His French landscapes seem to have pre-auction estimates (over here) in the region of 150-300 euros ($160-320).

That is it? I was hoping for a little more. That can only get me a whopper meal, no cheese! 😊 Thank you once again for your input and knowledge, and willingness to help. Appreciate it, truly.

Artslinger