A. Podchernikoff Painting

Hi,
I have this little painting, 5" x 8" on canvas. Signed A. Podchernikoff - I can find A.M. Podchernikoff (Russian, 1886-1933 and lived in California), signature looks the same other than mine doesn't have the M. This came from California. I can find lots of landscapes but nothing like this.
Do you think this is the same artist?
Any information appreciated.
Thanks for looking.

 

Sorry, but there is differen signature at your picture.
Alexei Matveyevich Podchernikov (in the USA by Alexis Matthew, Podchernikoff ) ( 1886-1933 ) - a landscape painter, almost forgotten in Russia. Born into a family of artists and art education started to get his grandfather Dmitry Zolotarev, then studied at the IE Repin and V. Vereshchagin. In Moscow, he received a gold medal for the painting "My favorite Russian Forest", acquired by the Imperial Commission for the fine arts. After the Russian -Japanese war in 1905 with the first wave of Russian emigration of the artist on the advice of doctors to change the climate went to the US and settled in San Francisco. In 1913. He moved to Santa Barbara. He painted in the style of Corot -. Scenery of Northern California, especially in the area of the sea coast . The artist is well known in California His last years were spent in Pasadena, where he died of tuberculosis on 31 October 1933. It was him just 47 years. His work can be seen in . Orange County (California) Museum, Oakland Museum of California, and in public and private collections in Russia This is found on the network several of his works, let's take a look and remember ... Relatives: wife Ida - Maria (1868-1944) - an artist, a native of Minnesota, paint pictures on religious themes; son Alex Angelo (1912-1987) - painter and lithographer.
http://www.liveinternet.ru/community/1726655/post296799744/

 

Oh @cxgirl sorry, I didn't see you already found information about him.

 

Thank-you Wanttoknow How did you find those pictures? All I was finding was landscapes. Yes, those 2 signatures look different than mine.

 

I was googling in "Russia". There is link I have sent you, but if you have an option "Translate" in Google Bar, just open the link, than "Translate" pick "to English" and you will be able to read my link.

 

Here is his name in Russian:
АЛЕКСЕЙ МАТВЕЕВИЧ ПОДЧЕРНИКОВ

 

Lovely little painting. Great work in finding that site, Wanttoknow!

Although I see differences in the signatures, there are also similarities to the one that Wanttoknow posted, especially the crossbar on the "A" and the way some of the letters seem more vertical than horizontal.

His signature has some significant differences from both in the example on this site:
http://www.the-saleroom.com/en-gb/a...0036/lot-642d7065-5b82-4f66-b4c0-a4ba011e0cd4

One thing that seems to be similar to one of Wanttoknow's examples is the way that he tended to put long lines at the bottom of many of the letters in his name. And he did that in others.

Maybe you could take your painting out of the frame so that you can see the bottom of the letters in his signature?

To me, one of the more problematic things is that there is no middle initial "M." on yours, cxgirl. I wonder about that. I also noticed that his son Alex Angelo Podchernikoff was an artist, also. Can any examples of his work be found? Was wondering whether there is any chance that your painting was by the son.

 

Very interesting. Definitely some tempting similaritries in the signatures. And of course, the son's initials have to be another A. It's so tempting to guess that he took after his dad in style and signature. I couldn't find a THING more about the son. My only other thought is that, if you're REALLY MOTIVATED, you could try to find some Podchernikoffs in those California locations.
http://www.peoplefinders.com/people...ch=People&fn=&ln=podchernikoff&city=&state=CA

 

@Figtree3 You are right, that his signatures looks different (A & M a little different) and I also wanted to say try take the picture out of the frame and check if there is line under signature, but... all his painting are signed: A.M...., but this one is signed only A. and it is already 100% not real signature.

 

Thanks for the replies folks
Yes, I'll take it out of the frame this weekend and see what the full signature looks like. I agree there are similarities - I found one painting where the 'P' is the same but without the M I'm not sure.
I wasn't able to find anything on the son but will try again on Sunday - maybe a different day will turn up some information.
I'll post what I find when I open it up!

 

I just found a page that includes some things definitely by the son, Alexis Angelo Podchernikoff:

http://art.famsf.org/alexis-angelo-podchernikoff

These do not look similar to the father's, but they are prints, not paintings and done in a different style. I saw a couple sites that said the son was a WPA / New Deal artist.

There are also some sites that list the son as the artist for paintings that are probably by the father. So they look a lot like the father's. And on at least one of them I could see the signature A. M. Podchernikoff. So they attributed them wrongly.

 

Awesome find from the Figster!!!!
So then, Jr. probably didn't do any of the landscapes, and Sr. did at least some but maybe not all. Could there really have been a third A. Poddchernikoff painting landscapes? Can't wait to see what Cx unearths.

 

Thanks for that link fig! Yes, I saw some by the father that are attributed to the son - doesn't make sense though as the signatures are A.M. and they say they are by Alexis Angelo, so maybe someone wasn't paying attention when writing them up?
Here is the painting out of the frame. On the back is #1 and $1.00, I think this is on a canvas board. You can see the outline of this having been in the frame - looks like a varnish maybe along the edges.

 

Interesting. There are some similarities and some differences. And of course, no middle initial. You might want to talk to an expert who can look at it in person.

 

Yes, without the M I was thinking the same thing. Thanks for your help on this