Hoping to get some help with this please

[lordirae]

Posted in an art group with no reply, so...

Can anyone translate or guess the signature for me?  I have tried so many combinations now with no luck.  Took on the prints out of the frame and seems like it is on heavy cardstock of some sort, but I can feel lumps and bumps..particularly in the white details of the skirt and around the sleeve edges  No dots under magnification either. Any clues appreciated!!!

[wilsonhepple]

OP,

Can you post a close-up of the writing at the bottom right hand corner of both prints.?

[wilsonhepple]

I'm sure they are both prints depicting Greek girls in Traditional costume/dress.

Those shoes with the wool pom poms are Opanke style.

[lordirae]

Of course...thanks for your replies!

[sathya7]

Could they be watercolours? sure they are prints? funny that the white parts should be bumpy? just sayin.... 😉

[lordirae]

I am VERY limited on knowledge when it comes to art. I only know to look for dots and was told sometimes prints don't have dots anyway, so.....all I do know is that they are beautifully colored and the backboard they are attached to has discoloration that I would expect to see if they have been behind glass for awhile. I mentioned the texture because I was surprised by it. I was hoping to figure out the artist so that I coud research from there. Appreciate the comments!

[sathya7]

Perhaps you could take a q-tip and wet it and lightly go over an inconspicuous part and see if any colour comes up. Looked in Google images and entered them on tineye.com (a reverse image search engine, very handy for prints and signatures) but nothing similar. They are quite pretty aren't they!