Hello,
I have a print that I picked up at a garage sale, and am interested in finding out about it, but I can't find any information on the artist. Does anyone here know anything?
Artist: Albo
Title: "Ocean Views"
Winde Fine Prints
No. 408
Size 12" x 24"
Update:
I believe I am making some progress in discovering the history of this print...
The artist may be August Albo, who was an Estonian artist who lived most of his life in New York City (I also read about Winde Fine Prints that it is based in New York City). I have yet to find confirmation of "Ocean Views" being one of his, but it does seem likely.
New Update (7/6/07):
I have found some more info on Albo, and am working to improve the Wikipedia article on him, but was having trouble saving the page, so here is what I have, to be updated in Wikipedia as soon as I can get it working.
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'''August Albo''' ([[September 11]], [[1893]] - [[1963]]) was an [[Estonians|Estonian]] [[artist]] who studied at the Russian Royal Academy of Art but lived most of his life in [[New York City]]. The actual date of his death is unknown, most sources saying 1963 (which is most likely correct), although some individuals claim that they commissioned him to do portraits well into the 1980s.
His most famous work was "Free as the Wind", a painting depicting running horses. He is also known for his ballerina paintings. One of his lesser known works was of Merike Sheinkin as a child, and he may also have painted a scene called "Ocean Views" depicting two small boats on a rocky beach.
It is uncertain what his real name was, but he would often sign paintings as "Rod Palmer" or "A. Curtis".
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