Posted 11 years ago
LJK
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I would like to figure out who the artist is on this print. Was given to my parents about 60 years ago. It's printed on very heavy poster. No other information on it other than at the bottom 'The Welcome Guest.'
Did you find who the artist is? It looks very old.
Have this print in pics fr/Grt Grdma in E Tx; any updates on artist?
Artist/printer is William Sartain from NY
Is it for sale??
Looking for a print of this as my GGrandmother had a cc in ornate gold frame:)
This is an etching done by Jennie Brownscombe, circa 1911-1920. My parents have this in the original frame.
Just joined the site to respond 10 years too late. I have the etching with two pencil signatures - William Sartain and Jennie Brownscombe (have no idea if those signatures are originals). In the upper left corner is the printed text ‘copyright 1888 by Fishel, Adler, Schwartz, New York’. Glad to find a title on your site ‘The Welcome Guest’. It is in a beautiful dark wooden frame with relief leaves that have remnants of gold colouring.
sam432:
"Just joined the site to respond 10 years too late."
Better late than never. };-)
" I have the etching with two pencil signatures - William Sartain and Jennie Brownscombe (have no idea if those signatures are originals). In the upper left corner is the printed text ‘copyright 1888 by Fishel, Adler, Schwartz, New York’. Glad to find a title on your site ‘The Welcome Guest’. It is in a beautiful dark wooden frame with relief leaves that have remnants of gold colouring."
Invaluable dot com has one with the following decription:
""The Welcome Guest" Etching. Etched by William Sartain.
Dimensions
37"w x 27"h without frame
Artist or Maker
William Sartain
Condition Report
Printed by Miss Jennie Brownscombe. Copyrighted 1888 by FIshel, Adler and Schwartz."
https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot/the-welcome-guest-etching-etched-by-william-sarta-98-c-18d43b1824
So FWIW, your information is corroborated by the Invaluable listing.
Etsy has a copy, and provides this information:
"This is an etching titled The Welcome Guest by William Sartain, a New York artist that lived from (1843-1924). The Sartain family were known printmakers that created etchings of known paintings."
https://www.etsy.com/listing/1805524765/the-welcome-guest-etching-etched-by
So the etching was probably of a known painting. I tried to find information about the original painting, but maybe I wasn't holding my mouth right. :-(
My etching is a bit different from what I have seen online. There is no title ‘The Welcome Guest’ printed on the etching. On the bottom left beside the pencil signature of Jennie Brownscombe, there is an approx 2 inch print of a flower bouquet and then the William Sartain pencil signature in on the bottom right.