Featured Continental School Portrait of seated lady

This is a large oil on canvas, 20th c portrait of a seated lady. I can not decipher signature although it could be the name of the sitter? Any help? Thanks for looking!

 

Unless this gets quickly sorted, you might try a photo of the signature straight on and closer up.

 

Isn't that fab? 1950s and -- from its nouveau riche trappings -- most likely American.

Debora

 

Can you enlarge the signature?

I was thinking the same as Debora, 1950s.
It was very a popular thing for people to have their portraits painted at that time.
I remember several of my friends during grade school having to go home to sit and have their portrait painted.

 

Hi,
That portrait reminded me of my great aunt. She had her portrait done about then. She had the artist paint a large beautiful emerald necklace, bracelet and ring on her even though she had none. She said that when she died and unk remarried she want her replacement to drive him crazy for the jewels.
greg

 

very posh. Carlotha del ???

 

I agree, 1950s.

The last letters of the last word kney? I won't say what I read for the beginning of the word so I think we need a better photo.

 

No portraits painted within my family in the fifties .. we were all busy filling in our dugout shelter and still dealing with ration books. Nice portrait though ... Joy.

 

Yes she is really fabulous. Let's see if this photo is a bit better

 

I see what @Any Jewelry sees.

There was also a Horatio W. Fechney who was listed as a "Photgraphic Artist" in the 1881 census (England). He was only 17 at the time, so who knows what he was up to after that.

(Sorry... best I could do. )

 

Carlaine .. ? And I still read the same last word.

Sorry about that, didn't want to lead anyone astray.

 

Not to worry, I got there all on my own.

I am thinking the middle bit might really be a "W"

 

Currently on "Carleton" for the first name.

 

I'm going to ask the obvious... Any labels or markings on the back?

Debora

 

That one has promise!

 

The 1940 census has a "Carleton W Furlush" living in Alabama (though he was in Chicago in 1935). He is self-employed as a "Commercial and Fine Artist".

 

I think you're right. And last name?

 

You nailed it!
And it was not the other name.

 

I do believe the last name may actually be "Furbush"