I'm trying to find out about an artist (possibly Italian) who painted
from, maybe 1900 - 1940. I've got a watercolor that I believe was
painted in 1925. I ththink the artist's signature is C. Siligela. Can
you steer me anywhere to locate this person?

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Request for Question Clarification by aceresearcher-ga on 23 Nov 2002 23:37 PST

brillo,

Is there any possibility of you scanning and posting an image of (or
taking a picture of and posting) the signature? Artists' signatures
are frequently illegible scribbles, and it's a lot easier for
Researchers to guess what variations of the name to try if one has a
picture of the signature.

Regards,

aceresearcher

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Request for Question Clarification by aditya2k-ga on 24 Nov 2002 03:24 PST

Hi brillo,

  Are you looking for Giacomo Balla (I know its a bit off what was
expected)? Or maybe Mirko Basaldella? A scanned signature & painting
if possible would be cool.

Cheers,
aditya2k

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Clarification of Question by brillo-ga on 24 Nov 2002 04:57 PST

Dear Acereasearcher,

My husband has a scanner - so we might be able to do it that way. The
whole watercolor is quite dark - I didn't even know there was a
signature until I got it re-framed!

Best,

Cynthia

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Clarification of Question by brillo-ga on 24 Nov 2002 05:06 PST

Sea Adity2kg,

Alas, it isn't the name you mentioned. I'll Try to get my husband to scan it.

Thanks,

Cynthia

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Request for Question Clarification by vitalmed-ga on 24 Nov 2002 07:22 PST

Can you please describe the painting that you have, e.g. the subject,
the colors? Do you have any other paintings obtained from the same
source? Are you aware of any? Any of this information could be
additionally helpful.

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Clarification of Question by brillo-ga on 24 Nov 2002 09:37 PST

Hi,

I've already responded.

Thanks,

Cynthia

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Request for Question Clarification by vitalmed-ga on 26 Nov 2002 06:10 PST

I am sorry to trouble you with these "requests for clarification".
This one is only to ask for your feedback regarding the possibilities
raised in the above comment, that is:

Could the first initial be "G"?
Do any of these names seem to match?
Are you fairly certain that artist did not paint prior to 1900?

Thank you for your patience, while we continue to research.

vitalmed-ga

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Request for Question Clarification by markj-ga on 27 Nov 2002 05:41 PST

brillo -- 
Other have suggested that a scanned image of the painting and the
signature would be most helpful in the effort to identify the artist. 
If it is not practical to you to provide those images, it would be
useful to me if you would describe the signature in some detail.  Is
it printed or cursive writing?  Are there particular letters that are
especially distinct or indistinct?  Is it clear that the first letter
is an initial and that the surname begins with the "S"?  Are you sure
that the surname is one word?

markj-ga

Here are some possibilities:
The first initial might be "G", since a fair number of artists from
Italy that may fit the bill have first names such as Giussepi,
Giovanni, and Gottardo.
I have perused some books that catalogue and display artists'
signatures, and came up with Giussepi Signorini (1857-1932) and
Gottardo Segantini (1872-1974) that correspond to the early 1900's.
Could the date of the painting be earlier? That would include Telemaco
Signorini, Giovanni Signorini, and Giovanni Segantini, as
possibilities. As you can see, a number of these first and last names
are common. Another earlier artist whose signature might appear as
Siligela is Xavier Sigalon. He signed his name with first initial "X"
that appears like a "C". Telemaco Signorini often signed his name with
the "T" of his first name written on top of the "S" of his list name -
almost looking like a dollar sign. This and other signatures could
have varied to appear as the name you have on your painting. Do any of
these seem to you to be on the right track?
I think that the style of each of the Signorini's (Giuseppe, Telemaco,
and Giovanni) and Gottardo Segantini are each consistent with the
appearance of the painting as you described, for example sometimes
depicting city scenes and sometimes using dark blue hues.
I hope these help us get to the correct artist.