tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4375221373059262847.post2501880935056768703..comments2024-03-26T21:30:25.671-05:00Comments on Tales from Bloggeritaville: Artist Ellen OakfordLeigh of Tales from Bloggeritavillehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01501269563354107349noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4375221373059262847.post-27224292126545587052014-04-22T20:54:08.630-05:002014-04-22T20:54:08.630-05:00I have the same exact picture. I used to sell Tran...I have the same exact picture. I used to sell Transart via "home parties" back in the 1980's. (think Home Interiors, Tupperware, etc)You chose the print and then coordinated the frame and matting to your liking. This is where I purchased mine. So yours isn't one of a kind. I'm sorry but I don't remember much else about the picture. I love mine too!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07853881655306576973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4375221373059262847.post-46131002807113891952008-10-15T20:01:00.000-05:002008-10-15T20:01:00.000-05:00No Way!You lucky you.No Way!<BR/>You lucky you.Sandi @the WhistleStop Cafehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06113437420890699732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4375221373059262847.post-74722781382214977072008-10-14T07:24:00.000-05:002008-10-14T07:24:00.000-05:00Bama Belle & Tammy- I am just so happy! MMK- Y...Bama Belle & Tammy- I am just so happy! <BR/><BR/>MMK- You have been so kind, I am most appreciative of pointing it out to me, as well as all of the additional information you have given. It really is exciting. And it really is a beautiful print, even if it were just worth the 6 bucks I paid for it. Its a bonus that it's probably worth more.<BR/>The artwork is not numbered. I hope one day I can get it appraised.<BR/><BR/>Kristin-Thank you. And indeed so sweet that she was forthcoming in her knowledge of art. Come on! I'd love to go thrifting with you!Leigh of Tales from Bloggeritavillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01501269563354107349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4375221373059262847.post-62113492651589319102008-10-14T02:37:00.000-05:002008-10-14T02:37:00.000-05:00This is great & so wonderful that a faithful r...This is great & so wonderful that a faithful reader helped you out.<BR/><BR/>I want to go thrifting with you! lol<BR/><BR/>Have a fabulous day!<BR/>KristinKristin - The Goathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08856336718919208752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4375221373059262847.post-87429542380826327052008-10-13T23:46:00.000-05:002008-10-13T23:46:00.000-05:00Hi Leigh! Isn't it exciting when you find a great ...Hi Leigh! Isn't it exciting when you find a great deal? I have a print I found at a sale long ago that seems like an original print and is marked "Klee" and I thought it might be a Paul Klee, but have never been able to authenticate it! If your art is an original pen, it might be worth more than a print. An artist usually works in some sort of print medium, then makes a lot of prints from them. Back in Oakford's time, they would have likely been hand "pulled" or printed. The artist then picked the best prints and numbered them in order. 1st out of 10 or say 20th out of 500. (You would see 1/10 or 20/500 somewhere on the art). If the artist is popular or well known, then a print with fewer copies would be worth more and ones near the first picked worth more. If your piece is a drawing, then it might not have a set of prints and be a "one of a kind"! Exciting! I am not sure when artists started having prints made from their drawings, but I think it was some time after Oakford's time. I am not an art historian, but I used to work at college for an art department and ran a "slide" library that had about 100,000 slides of art work from the earliest artists up to the present. That is probably why I recognized the name. We had a couple of professors that always pointed out women artists - they were not as common back then - women were left home to learn to sew and cook, maybe learn French, maybe sing or play an instrument, and painting was more of a decorative sort (crafts). I studied art in college and loved to draw. I'm busy with kids now, but hope to get back to creating in a few years when they are grown. My late husband was an artist, professor and was always collecting pieces. Well, got to go! Hope you find out you have an original one of a kind piece, but even if it isn't it's very, very nice! I would enjoy it for it's beauty and interesting perspective! MarlaMMKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16617543027556241349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4375221373059262847.post-52363972144729763422008-10-13T14:35:00.000-05:002008-10-13T14:35:00.000-05:00Looks like you got yourself one good deal there! ...Looks like you got yourself one good deal there! And such a pretty drawing.Tammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03580151983878981244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4375221373059262847.post-86870282646482198212008-10-13T09:40:00.000-05:002008-10-13T09:40:00.000-05:00Oh, Leigh that is so cool!!!! Are you just too exc...Oh, Leigh that is so cool!!!! <BR/>Are you just too excited? What a neat find.Bama Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02414256529606527436noreply@blogger.com