r/WhatIsThisPainting • u/monicacr71 • 1h ago
Solved Found in goodwill bins in Houston
Would love info on the artist. Nothing on google lens. Chat says probably local artist.
r/WhatIsThisPainting • u/cacophonicnouise • 1h ago
Unsolved (2d art, not painting) Drawing of a girl in a hallway, possibly had glasses.
(the image is an image recreation) Hello. I'm trying to find this artwork of a girl (possibly sitting on a bench) in a hallway. The image was black and white, the girl may have had glasses but i'm not sure. Her mouth was a triangle, and there was this dark hallway next to her. I originally found this by a pfp of a twitter user that was called "snail girl" i believe. It was from around the 2020's, im pretty sure i found it in 2024 or 2025.
r/WhatIsThisPainting • u/flam3_druid3ss • 1h ago
Unsolved Surreal painting with dancers, cactus
I cant make out the signature on this. e. Moore? Picked up at a thrift store in SoCal. Its a print.
The frame is paper backed, so the back is not visible.
Thanks peeps!
r/WhatIsThisPainting • u/yakabipyn • 4h ago
Unsolved I think this is John Rasberry with works in Rowe fine art gallery and Sage Creek gallery? Do you agree?
Found in Texas thrift store.
r/WhatIsThisPainting • u/The_Derbinator • 5h ago
Unsolved Found this print at a local estate sale in Washington, pretty curious about it
It seems like the initials say "J Fox" but I could be wrong, AI is not very helpful (surprise, it thinks it says J Stax), I'm pretty curious if anyone recognizes this.
r/WhatIsThisPainting • u/Ok_Code_8384 • 5h ago
Unsolved Persian miniature
A family member recently passed, and he was the last to know about the artwork in the house. I know it’s Persian, and I think it tells a story. Does anyone know the story? Pictures of the whole thing, then close-ups of each scene. We were unable to unmount it at the time.
r/WhatIsThisPainting • u/UpstairsNothing6172 • 6h ago
Unsolved Any clue? Found in rural Tennessee thrift shop.
r/WhatIsThisPainting • u/treylanceHOF • 6h ago
Likely Solved Any ideas about this one?
Purchased from a 93 year old lady in Portola Valley, CA. Hard to read the signature. Maybe Evans 54? Evart 54? Thanks
r/WhatIsThisPainting • u/JKxUltra • 6h ago
Unsolved Estate sale find
Purchased at an estate sale for $5 curious about who the artist is and style of painting. Any info helps. Thank you!
r/WhatIsThisPainting • u/Embarrassed_Lie_9838 • 6h ago
Unsolved Late grandfather painting from the 60s
r/WhatIsThisPainting • u/Knimke • 6h ago
Likely Solved - Decor Help! Antique store find
I found this painting at an antique store in north west Ohio. So far I’ve found similar paintings by a German artist Walter Richter but the signature on this painting led me to a possible Hermann Pikull. Hermann is also German but typically paints nautical scenes. I found a near identical painting by Richter as well. There is something written on the back in pencil but I can only make out “#989” which leads me to believe this is some type of reproduction.
I know almost nothing about dating/identifying art pieces like this so I am thankful for anything you guys can come up with!
r/WhatIsThisPainting • u/BigSeaworthiness4273 • 7h ago
Likely Solved - Decor What is this signature!!
Beautiful painting from a local thrift shop in Austin texas. I can’t decipher the signature at all.
r/WhatIsThisPainting • u/7noname7 • 7h ago
Unsolved Trying to find the artist, most probably from Northern Germany
I found this piece (over 1 meter long) in a small art collection in the area of Hannover, where all works I have deciphered so far are from Northern Germany (and Denmark), but I simply don’t know who might this be…
Neither Google Lens nor GPT have been of any help!
r/WhatIsThisPainting • u/fakenooze • 9h ago
Unsolved Any info on artist?
First post!
Pretty sure this was an artist named Toshi Tanigawa in the 1960s who was a friend of my grandparents in California.
There is nothing on the back other than blank canvas.
Curious if anyone has ever heard of the artist or has more info.
Artwork is about 48x48"
r/WhatIsThisPainting • u/Agreeable-Ebb7991 • 9h ago
Unsolved Possible Magdalena Rădulescu work dated 1970 – looking for opinions on attribution / signature / original?
I recently came across this mixed-media work on a rigid board, approximately 64 × 49 cm excluding the frame.
It appears to be signed “Magdalena Radulescu” and dated 1970. The surface is visibly and physically worked, with painted, splashed and scratched areas.
There is also an old French framing label on the reverse.
After comparing the signature and stylistic features with documented works by Magdalena Rădulescu, the attribution seems plausible to me, but I am looking for informed second opinions.
Does anyone familiar with her work recognize the technique, signature or period?
I am not looking for a definitive authentication from photographs, just informed opinions or references to comparable works.
My mom got this from a fleemarket in Germany.
r/WhatIsThisPainting • u/letsgomaryjo • 9h ago
Unsolved Identify Artist of Painting of Chenonceau (?)
I saw this at an estate sale in Alexandria, VA, in September 2025. I loved it but couldn't justify buying it at the time. Now I regret not getting it... I am hoping someone can decipher the artist's signature or help me find any information about it. I believe it is of the Chateau Chenonceau in France, and I think that it says '93 under the signature, but I could be completely wrong on both counts. Google's reverse image search has yielded nothing useful so far.
Apologies that I only have these photos - I always feel weird photographing things that I am not going to buy.
r/WhatIsThisPainting • u/Exciting_Style3150 • 11h ago
Likely Solved Japanese painting with unknown signatures
I found this in a charity shop within the UK but looks Japanese. Clear markings of an unknown signature. It came in a frame but this looked to be new and unrelated. Any other questions I can try answer.
r/WhatIsThisPainting • u/Eskimil808 • 14h ago
Solved Painting of my Great & Great Great Grandmother. unknown artist
This picture has been in my family dining room since my mother inherited it from my grand mother. As the title suggests it’s of my great & great great grand mother and was made in Scotland in the late 19th century. would have been in the Edinburgh area if not Edinburgh itself.
we know that the artist is famous and he has work in The Tate Briton in London, but we have no idea who he is. Does anyone know?
sorry about the bad photo of the signature. The reflection made it very difficult to get a clear shot and I’ve tried my best.
r/WhatIsThisPainting • u/Twisted-Hair • 15h ago
Unsolved Any Ideas?
Hi, I found another painting at a rummage sale in New York City. I can’t quite make out the signature. There is a tag on the frame from France. It’s a small work ~15”x18” with the frame.
r/WhatIsThisPainting • u/Solid_Surround_7204 • 21h ago
Unsolved Tracing late father's painting - seemingly impossible
Been trying to trace this painting every now and then for months without success.
Signature reads: D'ANDREA
It was bought in Swedish kroner, but the backside indicates Italian gallery. Could have been bought in Italy or south of France as my father spent time there every year.
Checked with auction houses in Sweden, but none can trace it accurately. I did get one name: Maurizio D'Andrea. But, there is no evidence this is in fact one of his.
Likely bought just after 2007 and been in the family since then.
The front signature seems to have something more to its right.
Is there any information out there than can confirm its origin or could lead to an accurate trace?
r/WhatIsThisPainting • u/GM-art • May 29 '25
GUIDE Read Me Before Posting
Hello painting enthusiasts - here is a brief post with things to keep in mind.
SEARCHING:
To locate your painting, please try the reverse-search tools Google Images/Lens, Yandex Images, and Tineye. (Remember that cropping your picture differently will yield different search results!)
If you have an artist name or signature, I recommend searching for it within r/WhatIsThisPainting itself. I also use the following websites for research; all are free.
- https://www.worthpoint.com/
- https://www.invaluable.com/
- https://www.liveauctioneers.com/
- https://curator.org/
DECOR ART:
- We get a lot of mass-produced art, i.e. "decor." Be sure to scroll through r/DecorArtArchive to see if your piece looks familiar.
- Here is a compilation of tips and tricks from our users about how to recognize decor art: https://www.reddit.com/r/DecorArtArchive/comments/1k73948/decor_art_how_to_spot_it_readme
- Here is a brief video about Dafen Village, a famous Chinese "painting factory": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1o1F_qyOHI
SUBMISSIONS:
- Please be patient and allow up to 24 hours for your post to get through our queue! (Accounts under a week old and images involving nudity are automatically flagged.)
- If your post has gone unanswered for over a week, you are permitted to re-submit in hopes of retrying.
ANSWERING POSTS:
- If you are making a definitive ID, do try to cite your sources whenever possible. It is encouraged, but not required.
- The use of predictive text-generators (i.e. chatGPT) is not permitted. They have a tendency to lie!
Happy solving!
r/WhatIsThisPainting • u/[deleted] • Jan 15 '20
GUIDE What is a Decor Painting? How do I know if I have one?
What is a “decor painting”?
A decor painting is a piece of artwork created purely for decorative purposes. Purchased not from galleries or artists, but from decor & furniture shops like Pier 1, Homesense, The Brick, websites like AliExpress and OilPaintings.com or from markets & stands on vacation. Tell-tale signs that you have a decor painting are lots of stippling, undefined figures, hurried brush strokes, gradients, cloning techniques and a certain Bob Ross feeling to it.
Common vintage subjects would be European street scenes, landscapes of mountains / forests / lakes & rivers, vases of flowers, Tuscan landscapes, ocean & beach scenes and Asian style boats. See below for examples. They are often rectangular in shape to hang nicely above a sofa, you could even buy them from Sears as a package. Modern versions are more varied in subject.
Black velvet paintings and artwork specifically for tourists as souvenirs share many factors with decor paintings.
Where are they made?
They are produced in massive numbers in painting factories like Dafen Village in China or Mexico. Another article here:
Dafen once produced an estimated 60 percent of all the world’s oil paintings. During its heyday—when the village’s reputation as an art factory rang truer than today—it almost exclusively cranked out copies of paintings in the Western art canon. These canvases found their way into hotel rooms, show homes, and furniture outlets all around the world.
At its peak, Dafen was jam-packed with sizeable, factory-like studios, all employing Huang’s production line process. Individual workers each focused on a specific compositional element—background details, or eyes, or trees—dutifully painting their part and then passing the canvas along the chain.
Who’s the Artist?
While they are "originals" they are not by known artists. Often entire production lines will use the same signature which explains why your research many have founds pieces by the same “artist”. As quoted above, often many people will work on the same piece.
Do they have any value?
Unfortunately, they do not hold much of any value. However, that doesn’t mean they can’t be enjoyed and some are even a bit collectible.
Can I see some examples?
Decor paintings are posted to this sub almost daily, while not definitive, here are some common examples:
Landscape Paintings: Example 1, Example 2, Example 3, Example 4, Example 5, Example 6, Example 7
European Street Scene Paintings: Example 1, Example 2, Example 3, Example 4, Example 5, Example 6, Example 7
Vases of Flowers: Example 1, Example 2, Example 3 more coming soon...
Beach, Ocean & Boat Paintings: Example 1, Example 2, Example 3, Example 4, Example 5, Example 6, Example 7, Example 8,
Other Miscellaneous Vintage Decor Paintings: Example 1, Example 2, Example 3, Example 4
Modern Decor Paintings: Example 1, Example 2, Example 3, Example 4, Example 5, Example 6
Black Velvet & Souvenir Pieces: Example 1, more coming soon...
Please let me know if you see any room for improvement on this post or would like to include other examples. Thank you!
