# Can you ID this abstract artist? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 4, 2005, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-id-this-abstract-artist/282963 "2005-01-04T03:12:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2005, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-id-this-abstract-artist/282963/1 "2005-01-04T03:12:05Z")
[I bought a print yesterday,](http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/yojimboguy/detail?.dir=/2d97&.dnm=7542.jpg&.src=ph) mostly because it goes so well with [another piece of art I already have.](http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/yojimboguy/detail?.dir=/2d97&.dnm=c2da.jpg&.src=ph) The clerk couldn’t tell me who it was. [Here is a picture of the signature.](http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/yojimboguy/detail?.dir=/2d97&.dnm=81d5.jpg&.src=ph) It looks like “Sakel” but I’m coming up with any web images to compare. The S could be a C, the k could be a b, the e could an o, … ---
**Author:** ![hazel-rah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/73ab20/32.png) [@hazel-rah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hazel-rah)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2005, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-id-this-abstract-artist/282963/2 "2005-01-04T03:33:35Z")
Maybe Janet Sobel? Doesn’t really look very much like other things I’ve seen by her though. ---
**Author:** ![Uvula\_Donor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/e19adc/32.png) [@Uvula\_Donor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uvula_Donor)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2005, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-id-this-abstract-artist/282963/3 "2005-01-04T03:54:29Z")
That art was computer generated. The signature obviously reads “Cobol”. ---
**Author:** ![Seven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Seven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seven)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2005, 7:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-id-this-abstract-artist/282963/4 "2005-01-04T07:04:34Z")
> [@Uvula Donor](#): > > That art was computer generated. Huh? How can you be so sure? Looks like paint to me. Looks like you can even see the pencil work behind it. ---
**Author:** ![Cinnamon\_Girl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9d8465/32.png) [@Cinnamon\_Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cinnamon_Girl)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2005, 7:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-id-this-abstract-artist/282963/5 "2005-01-04T07:34:49Z")
It’s Alfred Gockel. The piece is called [Left Point](http://www.artprints.com/gallbig.asp?from=Search&CustID=96984809&id=7299). ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2005, 7:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-id-this-abstract-artist/282963/6 "2005-01-04T07:51:02Z")
> [@Cinnamon Girl](#): > > It’s Alfred Gockel. The piece is called [Left Point](http://www.artprints.com/gallbig.asp?from=Search&CustID=96984809&id=7299). Whoo hoo! Thank you so much! ---
**Author:** ![Starving\_Artist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/aeb1de/32.png) [@Starving\_Artist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Starving_Artist)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2005, 8:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-id-this-abstract-artist/282963/7 "2005-01-04T08:02:53Z")
Thanks from me, too, **Boyo Jim** and **Cinnamon Girl**. You’ve led me to discover an interesting artist I wasn’t familiar with before. **Boyo Jim** , his website is absolutely crammed with pictures of his paintings, if you’re interested. The website has an unusual address so I’ll post it here: [http://www.alfredgockel.us/gockel1.jpg](http://www.alfredgockel.us/gockel1.jpg) Just click on the Art Gallery link to see his paintings. ---
**Author:** ![Cinnamon\_Girl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9d8465/32.png) [@Cinnamon\_Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cinnamon_Girl)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2005, 8:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-id-this-abstract-artist/282963/8 "2005-01-04T08:31:33Z")
> [@Boyo Jim](#): > > Whoo hoo! Thank you so much! You’re very welcome. I recognized the style, but couldn’t quite remember the name. Thank Google, I found it. 🙂 **SA** , you’re welcome, too. I love his abstract. The bright colors and flowing lines. His nudes are also beautiful, though. He’s an interesting artist with quite a range of styles. Thank you, **Boyo Jim** , for giving me the opportunity to rediscover him. 🙂