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Old Photographs, Recognition, Handwriting Deciphering => Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition => Topic started by: Jokdy on Monday 22 August 22 23:08 BST (UK)
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Can anyone help decipher the name please? It’s from a landscape painting from my mum’s house. She sadly passed away last year. I’m certain she was gifted the painting by a local amateur artist and if they’re still alive I’d love to try and get in touch with them but I’m struggling to work out their name.
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Is this any better
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If it is by a local amateur artist, you could ask around any local artists, to see if they recognise the work and/or the signature.
The application of the paint in that small snip, suggests that the artist was skilled in the watercolour technique.
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Doesn't look like a D but the rest of the first name looks like David and the surname starting Hodg perhaps.
Where is "local" please - what town or village was it?
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I thought the first name might be “Gavin”.
Second name could be “Hodginson”
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I'd go with Gavin and H
but - OP hasn't responded since I posted on Monday although was on yesterday at 22.16 (BST)
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I saw the surname as Molyneaux now I can’t see anything else. ::)
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Thank you for your suggestions everyone. I too thought Gavin H but I’m still unsure.
The scene is of Dysart harbour in Fife.
Gadget, I might just go with your suggestion to contact some local artists. No harm in trying anyway.
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Jokdy
There are quite a few artists' groups in that area. I did some research on artists there in the late 1980s-1990s. I'm a bit rusty now though.
Gadget