Can you tell me about an English or Irish Landscape Artist that signs
paintings as "A Spencer".  Toward the bottom of the "P" in "Spencer"
the artist adds a little flag to further personalize the signature.  I
have an oil painting by this artist that is titled "A Devon Landscape"
that was purchased from a NYC gallery somewhere between 1930 and 1950.
 It is about 28 X 35 with an original museum gold-leafed frame.  I
would like to find our anything about the artist.

Thanks

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Request for Question Clarification by rainbow-ga on 15 Mar 2004 01:32 PST

Hi grat,

I believe I have located the painter you are seeking. However, there
is very little information available online about this artist.

Please take a look at the painting below and let me know if this
resembles the style of the painting you own, including the type of
frame and the signature (A. Spencer, with a small "a")

http://68.15.21.151/uploads/researchers/painting.jpg

Waiting to hear your views.

Regards,
Rainbow~

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Clarification of Question by grat-ga on 15 Mar 2004 12:28 PST

YES!!!  This is VERY similar to our painting...except ours is
horizontal (Approx 35 X 27 with the exact same type frame

grat

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Request for Question Clarification by rainbow-ga on 15 Mar 2004 12:31 PST

grat-
I'm glad it's the same one. Would you like me to post the very little
information I was able to locate about this artist?
If so, you may want to reduce the price of this question.
Regards,
Rainbow~

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Clarification of Question by grat-ga on 15 Mar 2004 18:01 PST

Thanks for the offer to reduce the price but before I do, is there a
way to determine the approximate value of this painting?

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Request for Question Clarification by rainbow-ga on 15 Mar 2004 21:54 PST

Hi grat,

Unfortunately I cannot determine the value of your painting. However,
I was able to locate a site of listings up for auction and the
estimated prices. Included in this list is one painting by this artist
which is described as Oil on Canvasboard, Berkshire Cottage, signed.

On another site, with a subscription fee, you can receive the auction
results of 6 different paintings by this artist. Three of the titles
contain the word landcape. Therefore, there is a possibility one of
these paintings could be similar to the one you own, if not the same.

Waiting to hear from you.

Best regards,
Rainbow~

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Clarification of Question by grat-ga on 16 Mar 2004 10:14 PST

Yes, please send me the info on the artist and the auction sites that
you referenced.  I have n o problem leaving the fee at $20.

Thank you very much

Hi grat,

The painting you own was painted by the artist Augustus Spencer.

Below is a brief biography of this painter:

Spencer, Augustus ARCA (London)
1860 - 1924
"Painter and art teacher. Born on 18th April 1860 at Silsden in
Yorkshire. Studied at Keighley School of Art, and at the R.C.A. from
1881. He was Headmaster of the Coalbrookdale School of Art from 1885,
Headmaster of Leicester School of Art from 1888, and Principal of the
R.C.A. 1900-1920. Died on 3rd October 1924."

Thistle Fine Art 
http://thistlefineart.com/Spencer.htm


At the same site you will find the painting which I used in my
clarification. The description is as follows:

A Thatched Cottage Beside a Stream, oil on board, signed l/l, 10" x 8"
sight, 15.5" x 13.5" framed.


If you are interested in getting an idea of the prices of Spencer's
paintings, you can request a price for the above painting.

Their contact information is:

Thistle Fine Art 
P. O. Box 714 
Rockport, MA 01966 
Telephone 978-546-9012

Or email them at blowe@thistlefineart.com with the subject: Augustus Spencer.


I located another of Augustus Spencer's paintings on an auction list.
The following is the description of this painting:

Lot#:1306
Region: British (1860-1924)
First name: Augustus 
Lat name: Spencer
Medium: Oil on Canvasboard 
Title: Berkshire Cottage, titled verso, signed A. Spencer lower right
Dimension(HxW): 15x11
Estimates: 300-500

This information was taken from the February 2004 Auction Fine Arts
Listing of the Clars Auction Gallery.

Clars Auction Gallery
http://www.harveyclar.com/library/docs/feb2004/feb2004auction_artlist.pdf.

In case you're interested in contacting this gallery for more
information, their contact information is:

Clars Auction Gallery
5644 Telegraph Avenue
Oakland, CA 94609
Tel: 510.428.0100
Tel: 888.339.7600
Fax: 510.658.9917 
Url: http://www.harveyclar.com

General questions or inquires about your items or items currently up
for auction please email.
For What's it Worth Items. E-mail and attach photos to: info@clars.com


The following site requires a subscription fee of $8.25 (monthly) or
$99 (per year).

The details you can receive with this Basic subscription include:
Auction Records
Upcoming Auctions
Biographies

The paintings by Augustus Spencer available for information are:
 
Sussex Landscape Scene  76.2x61  Oil/canvas  
Sussex Cottages  76.2x61  Oil/canvas  
Cottages of Sussex  71.1x96.5  Oil/canvas  
ĞA York Cottageğ  61x91.5  Huile/toile  
Landscape  61.x76.2  Oil/canvas  
Landscape with village  61.2x91.9  Oil/canvas  
A Watermill  21.5x33  Watercolour  

ArtPrice
http://web.artprice.com/start.aspx?l=EN


Search criteria: 
"* Spencer" devon lanscape
"* Spencer"
"A. Spencer" artist
"A. Spencer" painting OR painter
"A. Spencer" painter signed
"Augustus Spencer" painter
"Augustus Spencer" landscape painter OR artist
"Augustus Spencer" painter yorkshire


I hope the information provided is helpful. If you have any questions
regarding my answer please don't hesitate to ask before rating it.

Best regards,
Rainbow-ga

Fast and credible.