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Post by rex on May 20, 2020 19:19:48 GMT
Oow .. what a particular painter..inteŗesting.
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Post by rex on May 20, 2020 19:26:52 GMT
I chose it as an avatar, but I don't know the author of this either..   |
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Post by rex on May 20, 2020 21:30:52 GMT
Another artist unknown to me..  |
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Post by stamphinger on May 20, 2020 23:55:44 GMT
I'm thinking he might not be thinking about stamps! 
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Post by stanley64 on May 21, 2020 6:59:41 GMT
Excuses rex , myself I do not recognize the artist or their work in the last two images shared. Perhaps we are not meant to know all and instead, some things are best left to the unknown; items filled with mystery, magick and a bit of awe, the stuff that keeps us collectors going ;-) The man in the painting that you use as your avatar does remind me though of one of my mentors as a young person, albeit a slimmer version... Happy collecting! |
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Post by rex on May 21, 2020 7:50:11 GMT
No need to Apologize.. obviously we don't know everything, but in art you are much more prepared than me. I agree,..Sometimes is better to leave things with their mystery....brrrr...  .. A good day to you Vince.. and as you say ..happy collecting |
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Post by rex on May 21, 2020 7:52:48 GMT
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Post by rex on May 21, 2020 7:54:47 GMT
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Post by rex on May 21, 2020 8:00:59 GMT
  Stamp collector Artist : Curt Bruckner |
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Post by rex on May 21, 2020 8:02:13 GMT
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Post by rex on May 21, 2020 8:05:50 GMT
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Post by rex on May 21, 2020 8:07:25 GMT
About the artist...  |
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Post by Ryan on May 21, 2020 11:59:40 GMT
I chose it as an avatar, but I don't know the author of this either.. This one is entitled "Il filatelista" (or maybe "Il filatelico", I've seen both!) by the Armenian-Italian artist Gregorio Sciltian (far more info in the Italian Wikipedia page). His obituary in American papers called this his most famous painting. Have a look at this Unificato journal Storie di Posta for an Italian-language article on him (hopefully the link isn't geoblocked for anybody, these Google Books links are unreliable around the world). And try this online PDF catalogue from a Harmers Auctions sale for what might be an image with better resolution for your collection (page 12, in case my attempt at linking a page number in the URL doesn't work out). Ryan |
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Post by Ryan on May 21, 2020 12:09:39 GMT
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Post by rex on May 21, 2020 17:22:18 GMT
Two mysteries revealed, Thanks Ryan. I'm surprised that Storie di Posta It's known abroad. Pdf downloaded,.. many thanks really.
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Post by kosmo on May 21, 2020 19:29:25 GMT
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Post by rex on May 22, 2020 20:07:08 GMT
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Post by rex on May 22, 2020 20:08:27 GMT
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Post by rex on May 22, 2020 20:13:56 GMT
I'm sorry dear friends..I don't know the artists..  |
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Post by stanley64 on May 23, 2020 7:08:38 GMT
It is all good rex , the images stand on their own and make for a compelling display or exhibit, "The Art of Collecting" The paintings would be a welcome addition to the walls of any stamp room and I can only imagine being surrounded by surrogate TSFers... Thanks for sharing and happy collecting! |
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Post by rex on May 23, 2020 8:42:46 GMT
Surely all of us would like to find something similar in grandma's attic... Victorian art.   |
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Post by rex on May 23, 2020 8:44:20 GMT
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Post by rex on May 23, 2020 8:54:36 GMT
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Post by kasvik on May 23, 2020 14:32:35 GMT
Surely all of us would like to find something similar in grandma's attic... Victorian art.
Also, clicking on your scans leads to ‘imgbb’? That’s true for a lot of scans displayed on TSF, but not all. None of mine, for example. What are is that?
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Post by rex on May 23, 2020 16:56:47 GMT
Thanks for your nice words kasvik , I guess all of them are hand drawn and I don't think they were issued by a postal authority. They have been in my phone for a long time and I don't remember which site I downloaded them from.. |
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Post by stamphinger on Jun 16, 2020 16:04:06 GMT
A letter from well-known precancel stamp dealer Adolf Gunesch of Chicago, utilizing an Art Deco style. Art Deco, sometimes referred to as art for the masses, extended into printing, stamps & cachets, jewelry and furniture design, household appliances, and even industrial design such as airplanes, cars and locomotives, i.e. the streamliners.
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