I have acquired two paintings one is a ballerina oil on canvas signed
M. Schweitzer '41, we believe it may be "Mac" Scweitzer (Alice) but
the signature is hard to track to see another illustration of her
works. Also a German Village with a Merrill Chase Galleries
Certificate of Authenticity, the signature says "Janos" as does the
COA. Since Janos Kardos did landscapes and was originally from
Hungary, we are thinking it might be him. I have listed these pieces
on eBay with this information but I think our price would far exceed
if I could know for sure on these two beauties. Help Anyone? Link to
my ebay auctions, Janos link:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7393756225&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMESE%3AIT&rd=1
Schweitzer Link: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7393755902&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMESE%3AIT&rd=1

With all brutal honesty, someone who painted the Ballerina in 1941 was
probably not much of a famous artist, because the style was dead for
40 years then.

Have you checked the "Janos" signature against known paintings by
Kardos (i.e., in museums)? This mgiht be the easiest way to confirm
your feeling.

Howdy tammyand-ga,

Based on the subject matter and the signature I don't think the painting of
the ballerina would be a work by Mac Schweitzer.  Here is an example of her
signature, and from other references it appears she signed pieces with the
"full" name of Mac Schweitzer.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ORIGINAL-Drawing-by-MAC-SCHWEITZER-Tucson-AZ_W0QQitemZ7379078848QQcategoryZ552QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

But, as she was at art school at the time, perhaps yours was a class project.