Guy Ribes / Tuur de Rijbel / Maurice Romberg

In fact not a remarkable work but from a remarkable painter.

Guy Ribes worked in the style of Renoir and Monet at first.

A few dealers discovered possibilities in the art market

for his skills: "Make some forgeries!" And so he did.

The dealers made a lot of money. Mr. Ribes himself little

but was prisoned for 4 years. Once the penalty was

over, a producer making a movie about the life of

Renoir, decided to use Guy Ribes hands for the scenes

when Renoir is actually working on a painting.

And so they did. Look for the full story on internet.

Work on paper. Dimensions: 40 / 50 cm.

Tuur de Rijbel

To our believe a forceful work that got some "dreamy" 

elements in it, without being copied from others.

In fact a small work abut you are able to enlarge on

your screen by clicking on it. Simply a beautiful style.

Work on paper: Dimensions:16 / 19 cm.

His signature luckily is very well readable and 

some extra information arounds this artist has 

been sticked on the back of this work.

Maurice Romberg

Though definitely not a watercolor I've included this one

in my Blog. Maurice Romberg made several very valuable

watercolors during his lifetime. Mostly the sceneries were

derived from Nort Africain environments. The military

works however are also there. Litho's and posters as besides 

an artist, Romberg was a famous illustrator in his time. A

warning however should be placed here: For most people

not fully aware about the different techniques used in art

this one could be seen as a genuine watercolor. However

it is in fact not. A color lithography, often executed by

specialized firms and that makes these conclusions so

difficult. Though more than 100 years old, the quality is

astonishing! Beware as there are auction houses as well

presenting these sceneries as watercolors!

Work on paper. Dimensions: 27,5 / 42 cm.

The signature of Romberg isn't hard to read though

you could read Rombery. There is also a Monogramme

in existence with the same prefix "R".

And another one is presented here with the same 

dimensions and in an even better condition.