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    Oct 9, 2008, 04:06 PM
    Old Oil Painting
    I cannot find any information on this artist "Johnson" which is signed on an old picture I purchased from a church garage sale... it was donated... I don't know any history on it, but I am attaching photos of the picture in hope someone may be able to tell me about it or the artist.

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    Oct 10, 2008, 01:05 AM

    Hi, elbowgrease!

    I have taken a look at a couple of the attachments of the images here. The painting with the flowers in the vase is beautiful as well as is the frame!

    It's too bad that we have been having some problems on this site with the posting of images right on the threads because of the site upgrade that happened about a week ago. Hopefully, that problem will be resolved, soon!

    Are there any numbers, letters, words, symbols or names anywhere else on the painting itself, the back or the frame, please? If so, knowing those might help here.

    Thanks!
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    Oct 13, 2008, 09:48 AM
    Yes there is writing on the frame back and on the back of the canvas itself. I am away right now but will send info when I return home this evening.

    Thanks for the immediate response!:D
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    Oct 13, 2008, 11:51 PM
    Thanks! I will look for your reply.
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    Oct 14, 2008, 06:34 AM
    On the frame backside is handwritten in black 777 16x20 3011

    Stamped on the frame backside is an artists pallette with the words ANCO BILT ? I am not sure of the first letter being an A.

    Then beside that is the number 3 16. (that may not be a 3 either, looks like two horseshoes to me facing each other).

    Then again it says on the stamp on backside of canvas "original oil painting unlawful to copy with the number 1472216.
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    Oct 14, 2008, 12:42 PM

    This "Whimsical Pig" on eBay has a similar Johnson signature, though your close-up is very fuzzy:

    WHIMSICAL PIG / HOG PORTRAIT "HERE'S LOOKING AT YOU" NR - eBay (item 7346516620 end time Nov-09-08 07:49:09 PST)
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    Oct 15, 2008, 02:14 PM
    Thank you for the information. I did look on eBay at the signature and it sure looks like the same one. I emailed the seller to find out if he had any info on the artist, since he didn't list one on his painting.
    :)
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    Oct 15, 2008, 04:47 PM

    Clough, do you have any answers for me on the information on the back of my painting?
    Sorry... I am so impatient lately!
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