N. Hook - who is he? Forgotten artist or a great painter failed?
 

I have a very old painting by H. Hooke. What is this person? Whether it is to have any value?
The picture was transmitted as a legacy from his grandfather, great-grandfather. At the time, was bought in St. Petersburg.

Silky on the picture (because the downloaded files are compressed too: shy :):
http://files.mail.ru/FJU2GL?t=1
http://files.mail.ru/49K8YM?t=1

MoRRa, and you yourself as you think ?:)
How to themselves to evaluate technical and artistic qualities of the artist?

And you compare yourself with the original and understand everything. Weak copy of the "pine" Shishkin. Opredelnnuyu value may be only for you, like some family heirloom, with which some family history.

MoRRa, the artist-fan

Mimoprohodil, Thank you) I'm just very weak in the painting and the "Pine Forest" Shishkina seen only by you :shy: "Now I know that åòî copy)
"Opredelnnuyu value may be only for you, like some family heirloom, with which some family history" - åòî true)))

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Thank you all) I won exhausted response)

I have a copy of this picture, but without a signature. Wash the pre-war, according to the stretch. I think this is not a fan, and kombinatovskie copies.

Pavel, you are an artist, so you and a question.
Kombinatovskie=artel copies of this work on copies of famous artists or motives on the basis of more + cheaper + faster.
Is it so hard to technically get hand and copy the same story in a relatively decent quality?