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Posted 2 years ago
SandyShores
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Artist possibly Bessie Pease Gutman? Title unknown. Pastel, watercolor, or other??? Very old. In family for years. Possible date??
Was it an early painting of hers or later in her career?
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Seems to be a few versions of this..not sure who artist is? Probably based off of boy with thorn(Greek statue)
https://www.pictorem.com/389146/600.015%20The%20Thorn.html
"Dimples". On a 1926 calendar, copyright FAS. FAS is F.A. Schneider, CEO of the Ketterlinus Company.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/223566062277?chn=ps&mkevt=1&mkcid=28
FAS info:
https://www.google.com/books/edition/Commercial_America/CM7mAAAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22copyright+FAS%22&pg=RA8-PA53&printsec=frontcover
Thank you! Now I know the name of the picture and that it was painted before 1926. However, mine is quite large and definitely not from a calendar. This was a great start! Thanks again:)
I haven't found the author yet, but I found an older print of this photo:
https://web.archive.org/web/20160830064212/http://www.mygrandfatherstreasures.com/rare_prints_1104.html
Here's an uncropped version of the image because most prints are cropped.
https://www.aaac.com.au/auction-lot/pair-of-antique-framed-prints-baby-girl-boots_4D441F8877
Apparently it was very popular in prints and postcards.
I have a print of this it is cropped but has dimples written in the bottom signature style in what looks like pencil and the words photo art aquatics and the copy wright image printed at the bottom and also the number 3610
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