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Colin Greaves

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Any help appreciated Buffer
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Alan Beresford

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I will rule myself out, if that's any help.

Alan Bickley

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No idea, other than to say that it’s been painted by an amateur hand... there are numerous giveaways, the figures in particular!

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Robert Jones, NAPA

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What are you asking?  Who painted it, what it's worth, what? We have no idea who painted it - it could have been one  of thousands; we have no idea what it's worth, because you've not told us much about its condition, and we don't know who painted it.  If this is, as it seems to be, an early 19th century painting, on a canvas, well framed, no obvious artist - it'll be worth a few hundred pounds.  Honestly, Colin - that really is about it!  We don't know who the artist is - could have been many - we don't know what it's painted on - we can't see the back of the canvas, and even if we could, most of us haven't worked in auctions houses or antique shops.... I have: but I couldn't begin to value this on the information so far provided: it needs SO much more. 

Sylvia Evans

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Quite like it .
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Paul (Dixie) Dean

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Would it be better to have a proper evaluation etc from a gallery than asking us here on the site. There is a lot of knowledge shared by the users of the forum, but what you are asking is a question for a specialist. Don’t know what it would cost to have it valued, look be be a quite nice painting.
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Nerys B

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Never heard of the painter 'Geo. Harnark'? Have you definitely got the name right? Might you try looking up variant names on google to check? It may be the way you have photographed it but it seems to be that it has been cleaned on the right side? That side is definitely lighter than the left side of the painting. To be honest, I find it rather drab, not my kind of painting at all.  I tend to agree with Alan, in that it looks to have been painted by an amateur hand. Other than that, sorry i cannot be much help.
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Robert Jones, NAPA

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Harnack, or sometimes von Harnack, is a German name; and this may well be a German scene.  But I can't find any Harnack who was a painter. I am curious about the half cleaned appearance of the picture, though - as if someone got  half way across and then thought 'oh dear, I'm losing that golden glow' (i.e. dirty varnish).   I found a Clara Harnack, painter; wife of Otto Harnack, who seems to have been a professor of literature; but the dates aren't visible.   Anyone know anything about Clara?

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Robert Jones, NAPA

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Back again - Clara Harnack, 1878 to 1962, or something similar.  Certainly a painter; arrested by the Gestapo, member of the German resistance to Hitler.  But - is this painting a Harnack?  Have to say that I doubt it.......... 
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Nerys B

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Collin, I wonder can we see the signature, just to make sure it does say Geo Harnack? Is there anything on the back of the painting itself?  Also you may find the artist could have been local at one time where you bought the painting from? 

Denise Cat

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I always like a good mystery, I hope it will conclude satisfactorily and the artist, will indeed, be discovered.

Colin Greaves

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Hi, Thanks for your comments ...no I'm not after an evaluation and apologies I should have said that I was only interested in the artist as I couldn't locate him. Copy of signature attached. Thanks for your time, appreciated
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