Hello! Do you know this artist?

Does anyone have any idea where this woman in the picture is from? Do you think she is Native American? I'm guessing it's done in pastels. Does anyone know anything about the artist?? Thanks for your help!

 

I can't make the artist's name out...

 

Name looks like MULDER to me...

(Hi, Gila!)

 

Indian lady - as in India, not Native American - IMHO.

 

Very possibly India.

Debora

 

Gorgeous painting, Marianne.

You're right, Indian, possibly Bangla Deshi.
Does look like pastel. And Mulder. If the name is Mulder, the painter is Dutch or of Dutch descent. There are countless Dutch painters called Mulder, the most famous one is Ries Mulder, who did paint in Asia (Indonesia). He is best known for his Cubist inspired work, but he painted in other styles, and made pastels as well. Not convinced this is his, though.

 

Lightened it a bit.........

 

You're a genius. Certainly looks like Mulder. Now if he/she only added an initial and a date.....

 

You guys are good!!! Thanks for your help!!
Here are a couple photos of the back and a couple better ones of the signature.
Another thing is the owner was born in Egypt and also lived in Italy, France and USA (Dallas & Santa Fe) throughout her life. It makes sense for her to have this type of artwork!!

 

I think so too! Thanks!

 

There appears to be more information than just the Artist's last name, but I just can't pull it out....much too dark......I tried inverting the image as well for comparison.....sorry....

 

She's wearing a traditional sari with the loose end thrown over her head and a chemise blouse beneath it. That colour and style is worn all over the Indian subcontinent, including Bangladesh and Pakistan. And by a fair few of my neighbours.

 

My son-in-law is Indian and the women in his family wear traditional saris for various occasions so it may be from here in the U.S.

 

Good point, that's just like here - and indeed, they're everyday wear for many.

 

Nice painting. Many Mulders.
In a perfect case scenario you would find maybe written text on the back if you could take it out of the frame.

 

Thank you for your response. Does it change its value if I tear off the paper on the back?

 

Depends. Could not see from the pictures how it is framed. That's why I said ''IF'' you can take it out of the frame meaning if it's easy. The value is in the artwork and not in the frame. If it turns out to be a good artist you can always get it professionally reframed.

I would first research it this way to keep it framed in its original frame. My research showed apprix 30 artists with the name Mulder. Other option is keep it framed and search every artist with the name Mulder on similar signature/style/subject. Use the sites artprice or findartinfo to search the artist. Good luck

 

Chemise? Kameez?
The kameez is worn in Persian-inspired areas, like Pakistan. A woman wears either a shalwar kameez or a saree/sari, depending on her (religious) tradition.
As Bev said, they are also worn at traditional occasions elsewhere (like I wear an Indonesian kain- or sarung-kebaya for certain occasions). And as Obb said, traditional dress is also worn daily by traditional women elsewhere. In both cases it could be wherever there are communities of Indian, Bangla Deshi, Sri Lankan or Pakistani origin. Here in The Netherlands that can also mean Surinam-Hindostan (not 'Hindustan') women. But it is either a kameez, or a saree, not together.
The girl in the painting is wearing a saree, probably with a saree blouse, but T-shirts are also worn nowadays.
Chemise:

Kameez:


Saree blouse:

 

Chemise in the UK has a totally different meaning: that's a denim shirt in the picture, we'd never call it a chemise. Cut off tops worn under saris are often called chemise blouses and sold as such here. A chemise here is a strappy bare top or dress, with the roots being in the usage of the word for Victorian undergarments.

It's incorrect to define costume by religion, if referring to those whose heritage is of the Indian subcontinent. My Hindu female friends wear salwar kameez, sometimes with dupatta, for everyday, with saris for best. They are mostly of Punjabi or Gujerat origin here. Muslim women here likewise also wear saris as well as salwar kameez, other than the underpinning of the sari will be far more modest. Some are hijabi, many young women wear turbans, some neither.

It's by no means only traditional women who wear the sari, either. We have fabulous modernist crossover designers worn by all sorts, including non Asian women.

Afghan and Kashmiri is another garb again of course.

 

Despite all this informed comment there is a certain resemblance to the work of the Utah artist Tom Mulder:
http://www.artistsofutah.org/15bytes/09jan/page2.html
http://www.artistsofutah.org/15bytes/09jan/images/26.jpg
http://www.imgrum.org/media/1242138115612247883_3174620672