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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;AuDragon, post: 411171, member: 6974&quot;]I had the pleasure of meeting Antonio Blanco in his studio in Ubud, Bali back in the mid-1970&#039;s when I was a much younger man. I have been back to his studio, now museum, a few times and most recently in July. I think his flamboyant, but realistic and evocative painting style, has a timeless and romantic beauty.</p><p>Unfortunately, his signature is also quite flamboyant and I can find a number of distinct variations over time. The common style seems to be a rather long and level signature, despite the flourishes and swirls.</p><p>The signature on your image looks more genuine to me but the one in the folded margin does not. Could that have been for practice?&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie58" alt=":joyful:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> Or it could have been a family/staff member in the museum authenticating this image or a fraudster. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/wink.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=";)" unselectable="on" /></p><p>The CoA definitely looks suspect to me, but how did they type over the white-out? The studio stamp looks genuine and does cross over the CoA. But how did they remove it and replace it so carefully? I can&#039;t see they could have typed over it while stuck to the back. As Bronwen said, the I versus the 1 is also a concern. And if they had blank CoA, why use white-out?</p><p>Blanco did paint in a number of other Asian counties at different times, particularly the Philippines, but I can&#039;t find a reference to Singapore. So the alarm bells are sounding.</p><p>The 125 on the back of the frame I don&#039;t think implies an edition number, so 140/140 could be right but suspect. (Just noticed the 125/140 near the cut-off margin. sorry.)The frame hanger is definitely new but the frame itself looks of the period and the wood seems to be of the lightweight, cheap quality found in carved Bali frames. Blanco was renowned for using all sorts of frames and materials and even painted his frames as part of the picture.</p><p>His wife, Ni Ronji, was a famous Balinese dancer. There are several of his works with the name &quot;Eve&quot; one called &quot;Eve and the Apple&quot;, which I have attached as the last image. I can&#039;t find any paintings with your title, except your post has already made it to Google. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie58" alt=":joyful:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Samuel, you didn&#039;t say if it was an original watercolour, painting or a print and what made you think the paper wasn&#039;t right? The Museum in Ubud produces various lithographs of his work.</p><p>Of course, it could be a fake, it could be &quot;in the style of&quot; or could be one of the thousands of sketches he produced preparing for his main works.</p><p>I have attached a few of the most modest images so others can judge his signature and further add to the discussion. Best of Luck in your search.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]143211[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]143212[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]143213[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]143214[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]143215[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]143216[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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