# Art experts advise needed **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [September 8, 2003, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/art-experts-advise-needed/200217 "2003-09-08T03:46:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MannyL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba8739/32.png) [@MannyL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MannyL)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2003, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/art-experts-advise-needed/200217/1 "2003-09-08T03:46:46Z")
I need to know where I can go around Ocean County/Monmouth County NJ to find out information on some paitinings and lithographs my mother wants me to sell on E-bay. I can’t make out the signatures. i did put the pics online if you want to try to decypher the signatures [Bird on a tree (no idea what kind of bird or tree)](http://www.elevyconsulting.com/auctions/Pictures/Paintings/Bird%20in%20a%20Tree%20by%20tonhu/Cropped%20&%20resized/1024X768/MVC-065F-Signiture%20area%201024X726.jpg) [Bird (Parrot?) on a branch lithograph](http://www.elevyconsulting.com/auctions/Pictures/Paintings/Parrot%20on%20Branch-Lithograph%20by%20cemint/1024X768/MVC-075F.JPG) [English Bobbies Pen and Ink Lithograph](http://www.elevyconsulting.com/auctions/Pictures/Paintings/Pen%20and%20ink%20lithograph%20of%20english%20bobbies%20by%20chicaro/Unedited/MVC-073F.JPG) [Venice Scene](http://www.elevyconsulting.com/auctions/Pictures/Paintings/Scene%20of%20Venice%20by%20unknown/Cropped/1024X768/MVC-057F-1024X768.jpg) Thanks for any help or leads ---
**Author:** ![handy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5a626/32.png) [@handy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handy)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2003, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/art-experts-advise-needed/200217/2 "2003-09-08T15:04:59Z")
Art doesn’t do so hot on ebay sometimes, isn’t there a local auction place you could use? They usually give free estimates too. (mine does). I use [Askart.com](http://Askart.com) too you can just look up artists for free but have to pay to get the bio info. ---
**Author:** ![MannyL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba8739/32.png) [@MannyL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MannyL)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2003, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/art-experts-advise-needed/200217/3 "2003-09-08T23:00:29Z")
Handy, no local art auctions that I am aware of. If I could read the signatures I would look them on [askart.com](http://askart.com) ---
**Author:** ![handy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5a626/32.png) [@handy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handy)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2003, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/art-experts-advise-needed/200217/4 "2003-09-09T14:17:55Z")
Yeah, they are tricky to read, is there anything on the back? I take the paper on the back of the frame out so I can see. It’s okay, a lot of dealers do that. ---
**Author:** ![MannyL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba8739/32.png) [@MannyL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MannyL)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2003, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/art-experts-advise-needed/200217/5 "2003-09-09T23:04:33Z")
I checked, nothing on the back. I did find out that one of them is an artist’s prrof lithograph by Pascal Cucaro. ---
**Author:** ![IrishTxLdy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ad7895/32.png) [@IrishTxLdy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IrishTxLdy)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2003, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/art-experts-advise-needed/200217/6 "2003-09-10T01:24:23Z")
You might try a frame shop. Most of them have several catalogs of prints that are in circulation, and may be able to recognize a particular artist from the style. ---
**Author:** ![Glassy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ea666f/32.png) [@Glassy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Glassy)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2003, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/art-experts-advise-needed/200217/7 "2003-09-10T02:03:05Z")
Well Manny, I can tell you what kind of bird is in the first one. It’s a towhee. After his name and the year, the artist wrote the title of the drawing (“Towhee”). Oh, and the third one says “artists proof.” No idea on the artist’s signature, though. ---
**Author:** ![MannyL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba8739/32.png) [@MannyL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MannyL)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2003, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/art-experts-advise-needed/200217/8 "2003-09-10T02:06:45Z")
Glassy thanks, I just need to figure out who the artist in #1 is. I found out the Artist Proof one is by Pascal Cucaro and I need to find out who did the Venice paintings