Yard sale find signature help needed.

I think your painting is decorative, in which case the name of the painter isn't too important. It's marked "Model 40 with frame" and is priced at 9,000 Spanish pesetas which wouldn't have been a great deal of money.

Debora

 

Thank you

 

Hello Debora

I bought this from a guy who was retired Air Force. He had told me he bought it 60 or 70 years ago and did not remember where. You said it was 9,000 pesetas would that of been considered a lot of money way back when ?

 

That makes sense. There were 3 U.S. Air Force bases in Spain post-World War II. So roughly 1950s. Yeah, that could be right. In that case, 9,000 pesetas probably was a decent amount of money. Let's see what I can find... Hum. According to Wikipedia, "In 1959, Spain became part of the Bretton Woods System, pegging the peseta at a value of 60 pesetas = 1 U.S. dollar." So $150. In Spanish, your painting would be called a bodegón, which is the translation of still life.

Debora

 

Thank you Debora,

I appreciate your knowledge here. My question is did he pay 150.00 back then for this painting?

 

Maybe.....maybe less at a discount for the military...maybe at sale to help some Spaniard make a few bucks after the war......?????

The writing looks european....but it is awful crisp for 70 years old..??

 

No why of knowing what he paid (unless he remembers) but 9,000 pesetas would have been a nice sum of money in Spain's post-(Civil) War years.

Debora

 

9000 pesetas, the last time I used them in Spain, was about £450. 200 to the pound. When I first went there in the late 50s, my parents were buying glasses of wine for a couple of pesetas.

I'm not seeing that writing as with frame: that would be con cuadro. Reads more like Cau Maria or Cau Marca. Cau is Catalan or Mallorquin for a place, corner or lair, usually meaning a pleasant spot. Often used for restaurants or cafes. The pot is typical of Catalan and Mallorquin make.

 

That much in 2001? I'd forgotten - so about 400 quid.

 

Thank you for your reply.

 

I found a couple of paintings under the name Struki.

This one is a finished auction from Ireland in September

https://www.barnebys.co.uk/auctions/lot/475578568/struki/

Here is an ebay listing along with another painting by a different artist.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Pair-of-Still-Life-Oil-Paintings-Fruit-Vintage-Antique-/232699099329?nma=true&si=22Cb%2FC1b3DlMmiCpolVTuHbg0mA%3D&orig_cvip=true&nordt=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

 

Interesting......"Struki" is the name I saw for the signature.......had to get to the end of the replies before I could!!!!

 

Urg. Brain fart time. Cheap then!

 

Got you a couple more Struki's from Spanish on-line sales sites.

https://es.wallapop.com/item/bodegon-cuadro-pintado-oleo-sobre-lienzo-varios-cuadros-102461858

https://www.todocoleccion.net/arte-pintura-oleo/oleo-sobre-lienzo-~x97601383

Debora

 

Of course, others may disagree. To my eye, the word is marco which means frame. (The Spanish word cuadro means painting.)

Debora

 

Thank you that the pic on the right looks just like the signature. Have a nice day.polf

Hello Debora,

I appreciate the new pics thank you very much. I don’t quite know how you find this info you are so helpful.