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Help needed regarding illustration

Hoping someone could help with this adorable illustration.  Its, I believe a artist proof, has a title and the artist all penciled in on front.  I’m not finding this anywhere on my search.  It was framed by the Robert Sills Gallery which framed a lot of art and also did art auctions by a lot of unknown artists. It does have a COA which states the artist, says original artist proof colored illustration and title. I guess my question is…if this is an artist proof, should I at least find another somewhere? Or at least, info about the artist? This is so adorable, and I believe all parents can relate to this illustration. Thank you for any help provided.

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Since you know the artist's name (from the "COA"), why not tell us what it is rather than make us guess from the signature.   It would be a big help.

 

Normally, A/P means Artist's Proof.  When legitimate, it often adds value.    Nowadays it can be meaningless,  with a couple of hundred "artist's proofs" per copy, sometimes used even for reproductions and duplicates, as well as prints.  In other words, it's often just another marketing ploy today, unfortunately. 

 

And maybe you're not finding other copies because it didn't sell, one way or the other. 

 

In any event, please share the artist's name with us.

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Sorry about not providing name..Fortune is the name of artist, Secure is the title. Thank you..
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Does "Fortune" have a first name?  Is there a date anywhere on the "COA"?

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No date, no first name. From what I have seen from this gallery no first names and dates. Though those with art auction labels along with the COA's seem to date 60-70's. This one doesn't have art auction label.
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back of print

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yes..i agree...probably never sold which is why I can't find it anywhere. So cute though and as a mother, my daughter clung to me in that manner.
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Well, with a last name that is a common word otherwise (Fortune), and no date, and not even knowing if this came from the California "gallery" or the one in Illinois, searches are going to take more time than I can afford right now. 

 

Telephone area codes and postal zip codes change a lot in California, as the population grows, so you might get a date range by researching one or both.

 

I will tell you that if you do a search on eBay and other on-line venues, you'll find that these Robert Sills Gallery pieces are usually offered in the $25 to $50 range -- although there are, of course, exceptions.

 

Sorry not to be of more help.  If ARGON comes along, he'll nail it in no time.  Smiley Happy

 

So others can see it better:

 

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Thank you maxine...I saw that paintings from this gallery were not worth much.. a lot unknown artists. The artist proof is what threw me off. I thought I would see another somewhere so I could find out who the artist was. Fortune is so generic and does not help when querying by that name.. You have been so helpful.
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@maxine*j wrote:
If ARGON comes along, he'll nail it in no time.  Smiley Happy

 


Haha, just trying to put me on the spot grinning I have nothing to offer on this, except to say that in an eBay listing I don't think knowing the first name would make much difference. In the unlikely event that buyers happen to be looking for this specific artist they will find the listing in any case, using "Fortune" as the keyword. Even if further details on the artist could be found, I doubt they would have any impact upon a sale.

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Am I the only one who doesn't think the name is Fortune?  The COA doesn't have a first name so I wonder if whoever completed the form was just using what he or she thought the name was.  I don't see enough letters for Fortune in the signature.  To me it looks like Fortine.  

 

Rita

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@melda58 wrote:

To me it looks like Fortine. 


Can't be certain the signatures are the same, but there is a Dean Fortine:

 

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Original-Trade-Winds-Resort-Lazy-Afternoon-Beach-painting-2002-/12343962069...

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This one is clearly by the OP's artist.  The seller reads the name as "Fortine," but doesn't provide any additional information:

 

https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:N7D2BVmPjsIJ:https://www.shopgoodwill.com/Item...

 

 

 

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Lots of information about the gallery on the internet.  Apparently it sold decorative paintings and dicey works by Miró, Dalí, and Picasso.  Suspect artist's name not going to matter much.


Debora

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On the other hand maybe the artist is actually not Dean Fortine but Dean Fortune afterall.  

 

http://www.moreanartscenter.org/classes-2/drawing/drawing-the-figure-in-style-with-dean-fortune/

Florida based art center where he teaches drawing.

 

Rita

 

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