Geza Bene was the only painter of the likely period that I could find through Google, as well. And yet his work was mostly a sort of soft-core cubism. If there was an impressionist period to his work there's no evidence of it on the web. Anne's link is to a copying studio where you can order replicas, but this doesn't mean that Scott's picture is a replica, but I have to say that the fillet inside the gilt frame seems modern.
The scene looks like Nice, particularly the style of the market stalls, the way they recede into the alleyway from the open square, and the prominence of the flower stalls. http://bp1.blogger.com/_dJKxqNUVibE/RqMLQbHjfjI/AAAAAAAABIM/yBvyZJatT0I/s160 0-h/0715077topNICE+MARKET.JPG http://bp0.blogger.com/_oNq86DbmNvo/RqOVJ3u8tKI/AAAAAAAAARM/laBwPHZCc_0/s160 0-h/Nice-Markets-01.JPG Geza Bene was Hungarian, he could have traveled but that fact does stretch the odds a little. Bene also means good, as in "benefit", so it could be part of an obscured title. There must also be a multitude of undiscovered "Benes". Scott's idea to lift the backing paper seems good to me. Regards, Anthony Farr > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of ann > sanfedele > Sent: Thursday, 12 June 2008 5:26 AM > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Re: OT - paintings > > Scott - check out this web site > > http://tinyurl.com/3nfbze > > sorry... > ann > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
