AboutJosef-Peter Roemer Expertise Cannot answer questions on appraisals of art work, or digital art.
Experience My experience is in Painting in the following mediums, Oil and Acrylic paints, Water color and Pastels. I paint Portraits, Landscapes, Cityscapes, and Satire. I have been painting professionally since 1975.
I paint portraits from life and from reference materials.
Organizations Salmagundi Club, New York City, NY (Elected Member)
Kuenstlerbund Dresden, Dresden Germany (Elected Member)
Publications Southwest Blend Magazine, Arizona
The Californian, Temecula, CA
Tacoma News Tribune, Tacoma, WA
Education/Credentials BAFA - The Evergreen State College,
LLB Blackstone School of Law,
MFA - Warnborough College
QUESTION: We have an old painting that my grandparents brought over from the Netherlands in the early 1900's. The signature is J TenCate. I believe it is an oil painting. Any ideas how to tell who painted this painting and if it is worth anything. The signature almost looks like it was smudged out and then signed again. Thanks Deb IMAGE: Signature on painting
ANSWER: Hi Deb,
thank you for your email, would you please put up a photo of the whole painting and a close up of the signature without the glare, I cannot see his signature. Thank you
Regards
Josef-Peter
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QUESTION: here is another pic of the signature
Answer Hi Deb.
Thank you for the photo, the signature looks like it was written with a marker, and it looks like the layer under the signature has been altered.
I would take the painting to a restorer to see if it can be restored to its original state. It certainly would be worth it since it is a very good painting.
Thats the best advice I can give you at this point. If you really want to know who painted it and its value you will have to have that part of the painting restored. I would have it cleaned at the same time.
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