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Expert: Ben Mahmoud - 3/20/2008


Question
Hi Ben I have an old painting of a Paris street scene with Maxim's restaurant on the left and a building in the background resembling the pantheon the painting is signed but I can not make out who the artist is this is very old as it belonged to my mothers mother.
Please help I am in South Africa.
Kind Regards

Answer
From the information you have given me, it could be one of a couple of thousand paintings.

Is there a date on the painting?  How about the back? What is its size? What is it painted on?  And most importantly, I would have to see the painting in order to make an educated guess.

Can you upload an image of the work?

I am sorry that I could not be of more help.

Ben Mahmoud

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Ben Mahmoud

Expertise

Questions regarding "the business of the arts (ie.artist/dealer relations). Questions regarding the collecting of contemporary art. Please keep in mind that I am not a professional appraiser, however, I can direct interested parties to sources of information.

Experience

40 years as professor of art, Northern Illinois University Curator of University Art Collection (responsible for purchase and care). Member of the board of directors, Illinois Arts Council. Juror of many competitions.
See vitae: http://benmahmoud.com/resume.html

Publications
Many conference proceedings.

"Advice to Young Artists in a Postmodern Era" with William Dunning, Syracuse University Press, 2000.

Education/Credentials
MFA, Ohio University, 1960

Awards and Honors
See vitae: http://http://benmahmoud.com/resume.html

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