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Here's another piece which came with all those old frames i got the other day. Does anyone recognize or can anyone read the signature? What kind of printing technique was used for it? What a variety of paintings, prints, etc...
Is there another site where i can post photos of old art to find more information? I see that this site is not really geared for that so much - due to the limited categories in that field. thanks for any info!
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hi ho2cultcha - That may be the artist Mildred Rackley (1930's). She was born in New Mexico (also lived in California). She also spent time studying in Spain on the island of Mallorca which I believe is very near the Port of Ibiza. Hope this is some help.
Wow! i'm impressed mustangtony! it is a serigraph by Mildred Rackley Simon from when she was in Spain. She was a fascinating woman who lived in Oakland for most of her life - which is where i live. She worked as a secretary and a union organizer in the dockyards - and quit one job because the dockyard refused to hire african-americans. she went to spain as an interpreter and to help w/ the revolution. She was fluent in 3 languages. she is most known for her serigraphs and they sell for a pretty high price at Swann - average over $1,000. This is a large and detailed piece for her. Thanks so much for your help! i can't believe you figured it out so quickly!
I told you I had brochure-itis. It gives you the ability to see letters not there or that are all mussy. I read a little about her and it seemed she was in Germany but fled to Spain when Hitler came to power. Interesting thing is when she returned to U.S. she became a member of the Communist party?? Check into that paintings value because I did see one of her works was sold at a Christie's auction in New York. Yours has some damage to it but it looks sorta minor to me and is still a very beautiful painting.
she went to spain w/ the international brigades - which were on the side of the republic and against the falange - franco. the left at that time was strongly associated w/ the communist party. when she returned, she continued the struggle by becoming a union organizer - also associated w/ the communist [although somewhat loosely]. the 'cp' became a 'bad' word during the mcarthy hearings of the 40s, when anyone associated in any way w/ the cp was harrassed, jailed, or killed. my grandfather went to jail in those days for teaching 'communism' at sunday school. i did check the values and the average at swann's was around $1,000, but this one is larger than any of those ones [and more attractive than most, but not all!].
i just posted a new photo of this since i framed it in a vintage frame. this is one of the largest and most beautiful of any of her works that i've found - also the earliest of her works i've seen for sale anywhere. i think that this was done when Rackley was working w/ the Spanish Resistance during their famous civil war.
Beautiful job ho2cultcha - I knew it was worth saving and happy you did.
thank you mustangtony - for helping me to find out about another very interesting Oakland artist - and to see the real value in this piece.