Who painted this?

[trashpony]

I hate to be less adventurous than the speculators, but could you not look at the back of the card? They normally are credited, and if not Mrs M's suggestion of contacting the manufacturer seems very good to me.

He took the photo through a locked shop window ages ago

No idea but she looks like a friend of mine

 

[Santino]

Well, it's not up with the greats like yourself and Vettriano, but...

lulz

 

[perplexis]

He took the photo through a locked shop window ages ago

No idea but she looks like a friend of mine

Yeah fair enough, but unless it's gone under, I'd assume the shop's still there. Probably contactable by some means even if not visitable by the interested party.

 

[Paul Russell]

No they was shit, this is far more than that, come on Paul what gives? this is very much not your thing as i know?

Hey, it's not important. I just wondered who it was by. Something told me it was by a famous artist, although this thread has had a few views and no-one recognises it, so I must be wrong.

 

[Paul Russell]

It looks a bit like an early Jack Vettriano. But probably not.

I only know the famous Vettriano stuff, but to my untrained eye it doesn't look quite shit enough to be Jack.

 

[Paul Russell]

You sure you didn't see it in Athena circa 1984?

Don't knock Athena - "Tennis player scratches bum" knocks all of your photographic output into a cocked hat...

 

[Vintage Paw]

Oh, don't encourage him, Paul. I'd just managed to get him to go to bed

 

[Paul Russell]

Oh, don't encourage him, Paul. I'd just managed to get him to go to bed

Damn!

Actually, that beautiful pic has a moderately interesting story behind it:

http://www.amateurphotographer.co.u...Back_from_the_Front_backfromfront_163879.html

"Dennis Nilsen, the serial killer, writes quite often"

 

[Vintage Paw]

Damn!

Actually, that beautiful pic has a moderately interesting story behind it:

http://www.amateurphotographer.co.u...Back_from_the_Front_backfromfront_163879.html

"Dennis Nilsen, the serial killer, writes quite often"

Poor woman over-pronates quite badly. She should get her gait looked at.

 

[Paul Russell]

Poor woman over-pronates quite badly. She should get her gait looked at.

If you believe this story, she married a millionaire, so she didn't do too badly:

http://icbirmingham.icnetwork.co.uk...objectid=19444033&siteid=50002-name_page.html

 

[Pip]

OP, PM me the location of the bookshop and I'll see if it's still there, and if they still have the card.

 

[boskysquelch]

OP

 

[Pip]

What?

 

[boskysquelch]

What?

his name is Paul Russell...not OP >>>>more

 

[Pip]

his name is Paul Russell...not OP >>>>more

You got me there. Boy do I feel embarrassed.

 

[Paul Russell]

OP, PM me the location of the bookshop and I'll see if it's still there, and if they still have the card.

Thanks, but all I remember is that it was a Christian bookshop on Fleet Street or the Strand.

It's not life or death, I just wondered who it was by.

At least I learnt something about Tennis Player Scratches Arse in the process....

 

[Cid]

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[alef]

At least I learnt something about Tennis Player Scratches Arse in the process....

Love the last line from the article. Obviously the long term career prospects from shooting Tennis Girl were limited.

These days, I'm a proper amateur again. I shot 'Tennis Girl' with a Nikon F and a 135mm lens, but at the age of 61 I use a Nikon D50 and only ever take pictures of the dog.