OIL PAINTING SIGNED W. BRAUER - IS IT WILHELM BRAUER?
Can you please help me identify this painting's creator? It is signed W. Brauer in the lower right corner.
I was able to find 25 examples of similar landscape oil paintings signed either Brauer or W. Brauer. Of these, there seems to be quite a bit of confusion. Most of the works were attributed to either Will E. Brauer (America 20th Century - Chicago, Ill) or Wilhelm Brauer (Germany b.1926 - Dusseldorf). Will E seems to only be identified because he is mentioned in Davenports. No bio to be found anywhere. Wilhelm's bio was found on 2 works and is the following:
"Born 1926 he received his first artistic education at a local art-school and then in Munich. There he studied under Prof (Ernst) Brocker who greatly influenced his style and his special liking for paintings showing the landscapes of Germany and Austria. From his master, he not only adopted the impressionistically dissolved colourism, but also his ideas of composition. Later on he undertook studying trips throughout Europe and also studied for a long time in Vienna. There be broke away gradually from his original idol and developed his own highly individual style. Repeatedly he participated in international exhibitions where his work was widely acclaimed by the critics. His paintings are represented in leading European and American Galleries."
This biography was obviously meant for the American market and may be slightly exaggerated. Of the 25 works I examined, 12 of them are signed in the style and manner as the two works that have the biographies, including a period after his name.Thus, these works can be considered by the Wilhelm Brauer mentioned. Here are 3 examples of his signature.
The landscape you have is signed W. Brauer in the lower right corner. The signature is very different in style and manner than the 12 examples found for Wilhelm.
Of the 4 examples I found signed W. Brauer, there is one that matches your painting. It sold for $110 at live auction.
It IS possible that nearly all of the European landscapes signed either Brauer or W. Brauer are by the same artist. The paintings are similar in style. However, half of them have signatures that differ in varying degree from the Bio versions. This could be due to a changing style in his signature. But, until further information is discovered (another reason for this blog) I would be hesitant to identify anything as being done by Wilhelm unless it matches the first 3 signatures provided above.
"Born 1926 he received his first artistic education at a local art-school and then in Munich. There he studied under Prof (Ernst) Brocker who greatly influenced his style and his special liking for paintings showing the landscapes of Germany and Austria. From his master, he not only adopted the impressionistically dissolved colourism, but also his ideas of composition. Later on he undertook studying trips throughout Europe and also studied for a long time in Vienna. There be broke away gradually from his original idol and developed his own highly individual style. Repeatedly he participated in international exhibitions where his work was widely acclaimed by the critics. His paintings are represented in leading European and American Galleries."
This biography was obviously meant for the American market and may be slightly exaggerated. Of the 25 works I examined, 12 of them are signed in the style and manner as the two works that have the biographies, including a period after his name.Thus, these works can be considered by the Wilhelm Brauer mentioned. Here are 3 examples of his signature.
The landscape you have is signed W. Brauer in the lower right corner. The signature is very different in style and manner than the 12 examples found for Wilhelm.
Of the 4 examples I found signed W. Brauer, there is one that matches your painting. It sold for $110 at live auction.
It IS possible that nearly all of the European landscapes signed either Brauer or W. Brauer are by the same artist. The paintings are similar in style. However, half of them have signatures that differ in varying degree from the Bio versions. This could be due to a changing style in his signature. But, until further information is discovered (another reason for this blog) I would be hesitant to identify anything as being done by Wilhelm unless it matches the first 3 signatures provided above.
Comments
My mother removed and put it aside. She bought a picture frame from a charity shop and had the picture mounted.
It hung in there house both old and present for over 50 years, until a change of decor dictated it's safe keeping in the loft.
On further resurch it has become apparent it's a in published in known work of W Brauer
I would be interested to see what the value would be, two auction houses have seen and confirmed painting, but as it's an un register piece.