How do I find out who painted my oil painting?

How do I find out who painted my oil painting?

Use an image recognition app to identify the painting immediately.

1. The two most popular apps for recognizing artwork are Smartify and Magnus.
2. These apps only have access to paintings that have been well-documented and catalogued by curators, professors, historians, and other artists.

How do you find out what a painting is called?

A new app lets people scan a work of art with their smartphone camera to find out more about it and save a digital copy. The app, called Smartify, uses image recognition to identify scanned artworks and provide people with additional information about them. Users can then add the works to their own digital collection.

How can you tell if an oil painting is real?

You can usually tell if it’s been relined by examining the canvas closely to see if there is more than one layer. In many cases, the stretcher/strainer bars are rescued from the original, along with the nails, so this may provide another clue. Relining also often results in a flattening of any raised paint (impasto).

How to identify the artist’s signature on an old oil painting?

Look up signatures by the category of your choice, including monograms, symbols and illegible or misleading signatures. Visit local art galleries, especially if you suspect the piece is of local origin. Show the piece to the gallery owner, detailing where and how you acquired it.

What’s the best way to identify an artist?

The best way to identify an artist from the signature is to compare it to examples of the artist’s signatures which can be found in reference books, or online. There’s every possibility that you may never identify the artist, as so many paintings are by unlisted amateurs, or artists whose work rarely passes through auction.

Where can I find the artist’s name on a painting?

Check the back of the canvas. In some cases, information about the painting – such as the title, year created and artist’s name – is printed on the back. If the work is framed, remove the protective backing paper – you may find the artist’s printed name underneath.

How can I find out the history of an artwork?

See a mark or signature you cannot identify? Check out Signatures, Monograms, and Markings. To learn about the history of a particular artwork, go to Exhibition Guides and Provenance. If all else fails, try Encyclopedias and Surveys.