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Message:: [QUOTE="Armando0831, post: 31515, member: 305"][ATTACH=full]7961[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]7959[/ATTACH] I don't believe I'm jumping to conclusions.  Did you even read about Lundmark? After leaving Sweden in 1906, Lundmark settled in Pullman, Illinois where he worked in the Decoration Department of the Pullman shops. His spare time was spent painting scenes of the Lake Michigan shore. Lundmark participated in local exhibitions and by 1921 he had a painting accepted for inclusion in the annual juried exhibitions of the Art Institute of Chicago. He had a total of six paintings selected for inclusion from 1921 through 1924. It was because of the 1921 AIC exhibition that Lundmark was discovered by J. W. Young Art Gallery, located in the Fine Arts Building on Michigan Avenue. Mr. Young was so impressed by the painting that Lundmark exhibited in 1921 that he rushed to Lundmark’s south side apartment to meet the artist. Yes, he painted seascapes most off the time but the one above isn't a seascape. Even Rothko broke away from field paintings and did some hard edge paintings. If you notice the date, 1913, this would indicate the time before he was noticed. So yes, the technique would not have been up to par as his later works.  Upon looking at the signature, the way the "K" and "D" are written is the same as a known Lundmark sig. He didn't sign his works the same way every time. [ATTACH=full]7959[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]7960[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]