OLDRICH FARSKY ARTIST PAINTINGS AND THE CONFUSION
This piece is meant to clear up an issue with a listed artist whose name should be Oldrich Farsky. Farsky was a Czech immigrant to the United States who was born in 1860 and died July 3, 1939. My research has led me to the conclusion that all paintings that are signed "O. Farsky" were done by Oldrich. What is the confusion? I believe that Art books, reference sites, auction houses and art galleries have been providing and working from information that has been incorrect for decades. Almost all works by "O. Farsky" have been attributed to the following names: Aldrich Otto Farsky Oldrich Otto Farsky Otto A. Farsky Otto Farsky Otto Oldrich Farsky Oldrich Oscar Farsky A. Farsky Regardless of the name associated with the painting, everyone lists his birth as 1895 and death as 1968. Those dates match up to Aldrich Farsky who was Oldrich's son. There is not one bit of evidence other than a mention in a book on California Artists that Aldrich was even an artist. So, it ...