Authorship - Morozov AI (1835-1904)?
 

I would like to confirm the authorship, as well as understand the extent of the value of this painting.
Author - Morozov AI (Signed "A. Morozov)
"Hunters campfire"
Oil on canvas. 35x47 cm
Good condition.
Stored in the family from before the war, more ranyaya's background is unknown.
Photos (two versions of light) and photo signatures priattacheny.

Since 60-ies a picture stored on the mezzanine, along with another "carton", by which apparently, to hang on the wall. This "carrier" cardboard on the back of a signature (already "post-revolutionary") - "A. Morozov. Hunters around the campfire," for which actually makes sense to judge the name ...

Cardboard picture is rather thin, slightly flexible.

Photos of all this here.

tunec33,
By signature in the handbook Solovyov, AI Morozov had a slope of letters in the signature in the other side and put under the signature of a year writing the picture, although the latter is not an argument. Maybe this is another Morozov, the benefit of a common surname?

There is also a "Soviet" Morozov AI - Full namesake ...

There is such Morozov, correctly. But in 1917, when the canceled the letter "v", he was 15 years old.

It seems to be no other "pre-revolutionary" Morozov know ...

Or is any early /late work, and so the signature is different?

Comparing with other similar ( "content") paintings:

Rest on haymaking
summer day
Landscape with cottage, thatched
Landscape with trees

I like the manner of this "hunters around the campfire" on AI Morozov, or not?


But maybe it was all modern "Morozov AA" ??... (see for example here)


Where else would be useful to ask these questions? Maybe there are well-known specialists in art? (For example, someone wrote the thesis or a diploma on it, etc.)

tunec33,
In Common rating has twelve Morozov. None of them are not suitable to the authorship of your work for years of life. Well, unless this work is not written by two of them in 15 and 16 years of age. If you think that the last letter is not "v" and "a", it could be Morozov. These years of life is also not suitable. But there Alexey Morozov-Las (Lasso) 1896-1965 GG which could well be the author of your work. Unfortunately I do not familiar with his work and nothing more to say can not. Search and compare his work.

Certified art there is in this forum. It is strange that they ignore your questions.

He engaged in registration books in the prewar era, wrote a picture - do not know ...

Is it possible to assess the pattern of the photo "the degree of professionalism" of the artist?

Ie if this is an amateur level, then we can definitely say that the author - just a namesake Morozov.

If you like the "professional", while more complicated because probability of the two "Morozov" professionals in pre-revolutionary times ( "v") is very questionable ... Is it possible in this case as something to compare this picture with these here? To appear or has ceased to exist on suspicion of "early" Morozova, etc.

Does it make sense in such an uncertain authorship order a full examination, or whether it would be a risky waste of money?

I think that it is not necessary, because value assessment may exceed the cost of this work.

Here is more of a "semi-" may be a graduate of art school or a self-taught talent.

What is theoretically suitable for "early Morozov AI" . But the cost of the examination (tysch. 25) will obviously cost more pictures, even in this "best" case. : (

Or frost-Lasso, but again, early (once more with "v").


In general, not a museum painting ... Wherever her up?

Strange ...

Received e-mail from the Russian Museum. Photos sent there a month ago, with a similar question (whether to make examination or as soon as they understand everything.). Moreover, under the sauce, he wanted to convey a picture in a museum, but would not want to make people laugh museum workers, etc.

Here is their response:
How will we take? Just a form letter?

And so it is.
To me, the answer is fairly short, but exhaustive. All told, explained ...
And what do you want?
Expert opinion by e-mail get?

Of course not.

Originally wanted to give the painting to the museum (including free). But to know in advance, and not whether they would send me to her, or whether she lost in the vaults ...

Judging from the discussion here on the forum, the authorship is doubtful, but the quality corresponds to the "semi". As for the idea should have been clear and RM. However, instead of "excuse me, but this is unlikely Morozov, they offer me to pay (for the same response) 18 thousand and that after the proposal to give them free ...

In my opinion, the answer is already known to them, the picture is not needed, but want to exploit the situation and "peel money: - /

Your picture of course is not needed, and without your "18 thousand" they're not lost, I think. But watching her will, if you brought, but it is already worth the money.