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Here’s another painting that’s driving us crazy! We love Toronto’s Group of Seven painters, the 12 (?) painters who took Canada by storm in the 1920’s. This looks like something by a member, but it isn’t signed…

It does have an inscription on the back of the Canadian made board, that looks like this (click the image for a larger version):

Can anybody make sense of it? Looks like “North Carolina Mts.” at the top, but the next two lines are beyond me. The last looks like a signature. Anyway, we really like the painting. It’s 9 x 12 inches, and in it’s original Arts and Crafts carved frame. If you think you recognize something, front or back, email us.

Several years ago we bought a wonderful watercolor portrait of a woman. It has haunted us…

We thought it might be an example of a work by a Boston School artist. The Boston School was a group of artists from the turn of the century (19th to 20th), trained in Europe by traditional teachers, but American impressionists with an academic flavor. The reveled in light and color but were more conservative than the French. Some artists in this tradition were Frank Benson, Joseph DeCamp, William Paxton, Marguerite Pearson and Edmund Tarbell. Have a look:

(for a larger version click on the image)

We sent photos of the portrait to the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, hoping they could help identify the artist, but while they agreed that the painter was very likely Boston School, they couldn’t identify which one.

So we’re asking you, our readers, for help. Have you seen a painting or drawing that is similar to this one in style? Or is the sitter/model familiar? Please let us know if you have a lead in the comments. And thanks!