Help determine the identity of the author and the cost of
 

Hello, help me, please: to define and evaluate the author kartinu.Razmer: 48h36, creation time: priblezitelno 1910-1920 year, Signature: merfene or merfen last letter is almost invisible, oil on thin kartone.Spasibo!

For databases of artists by not beating ... Is there any sense in his establishment?
Unfortunately, the painting - very mediocre.
Worth - 100-200 dollars, as they say, a market day, provided that you will find an "amateur" like art ... <!--~ 10 ->

Thank you! can somebody knows what else?

And what can be known about the artist, who, if not left a signature, write "unknown author"? Alas ... Price is correct, and correct the condition (
A Marlene more like a woman's name ... Authors with the same name /last name is, but modern - a typical is not (

http://www.painterskeys.com/pal/marlene_bulas/
http://www.sacredmonster.com/html/paintings.html
clearly not your case)

What ocharovashka!