Featured Thrift store art....

Botanical illustrations. They would look great framed. ($1 for 2!)

Debora

 

Thanks Debora. Signed L. Dreyer ‘14. I think they are rather well done.

 

I also like the detail in these. Great buy!

 

You might want to ask Lize-Marie Dreyer if they're her work.

https://weareaurora.com/aurora-graphic-design-illustration-cape-town-work-portfolio/

Debora

 

Thanks. Glad you also like it

 

Great. Many thanks Debora. That’s interesting. I will ask her and let you know.

 

If all else fails, market 'em to Questlove or however he spells it?

 

Really lovely scientific illustrations. They aren't always this nice! Definitely done by someone serious about it.

 

The monochromatic type etching of the seniors by Fennell is my fave!

 

Thanks Mirana,I appreciate your comments.

 

@Debora,that was a great suggestion. Lize- Marie (very friendly) confirmed that they are scientific illustrations she did during her studies at the Stellenbosch university.

 

Oh, yeah!! Certainly did look like her work. A scientific subject but seen with an artistic eye.

Debora

 

Well you called it. Thanks again

 

I don't usually pick up art at the thrift, other than the occasional historic photo, but this graphite piece was really well done.

Frame is a newer job with contrast core mat and coated framing wire, so it makes it extra sad it clearly found it's way to the garage. Filthy, busted corners, and the foxing on the foamcore was extreme. They also didn't use UV-protect glass. It looks like acid burn, but the back of the paper is pristine and the edges are white.



Graphite on German Schoelles Parole print making paper, done in a beautiful hatch and so precise I can't imagine they used anything other than a drafting pencil. (Piece is even color throughout, it's just my lighting in the upper corner.) Small foxing.



Detail:


Loupe shows the pressure of the graphite lines.



Signed in the bottom left corner with a monogram (R...?), 72, 5 and LXIII (63).


On the back, at the top: Tischer R monogram Archer(??), 1963 (??) 295 C..b..ll


Paper maker emboss


Despite all the info the artist gave, I still can't find them. Husband thinks they might be a print maker based on the etching style of drawing and the type of paper. I think illustrator or designer is also possible based on the style of monogram and precision of the piece. 1963 seems right based on the front and back signatures. No idea what the 72 and 5 signify. I tried isolating the monogram and found nothing. Any help is welcome!

 

Really like that. Great detail. Hopefully someone will know.

 

If the artist is European, that may well be a "1" instead of a "7" in which case it could indicate a full date. (I think that's the case because the date below in Tischer notation is clearly "1963" with a similarly formed "1".)

You know that notation reads "Tischer Archive." You might want to contact the group below. They write that the archive isn't fully digitalized but having the date, as you do, should help.

https://tischer.org/contact/

Debora

 

Small oil on board. Any comment please? Skill level of artist? Thank you

 

Could/would you post a photograph of the back?

Debora

 

Apologies. Also it’s about 38cm x 27cm.

 

Thank you. Why don't you remove the kraft paper and see what you find? Also, is that a little sticker at the frame's bottom?

Debora