{"id":116835,"date":"2026-04-16T13:22:36","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T13:22:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/forums\/116835\/"},"modified":"2026-04-16T13:22:36","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T13:22:36","slug":"id-help-pair-of-mid-century-oil-portraits-found-in-kortrijk-belgium-unusual-signature-placement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/forums\/116835\/","title":{"rendered":"ID Help: Pair of Mid-Century Oil Portraits found in Kortrijk, Belgium. Unusual signature placement."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/forums\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2z1m0bkvzjvg1.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/forums\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/y0zrn1yvzjvg1.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/forums\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/p35d90mwzjvg1.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/forums\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/3xgnla3xzjvg1.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/forums\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/x50md8fxzjvg1.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\n<!-- SC_OFF --><\/p>\n<div class=\"md\">\n<p>The Details:<\/p>\n<p>\u200bLocation Found: Purchased in Kortrijk, Belgium (West Flanders).<\/p>\n<p>\u200bMedium: Oil on Canvas.<\/p>\n<p>\u200bSignatures: Both are signed. Interestingly, the man\u2019s signature is bottom-right, while the woman\u2019s is top-right.<\/p>\n<p>\u200bMarkings: A specific serial number is written in pencil on the back (no date visible).<\/p>\n<p>\u200bEra: Judging by the hairstyles and fashion (pearls, bouffant hair, wide-collar tie), they appear to be from the late 1950s or early 1960s.<\/p>\n<p>\u200bDescription:<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m looking for any information on the artist or the couple. The man bears a strong resemblance to European royalty (initially thought of a young Prince Charles, though the timeline may not match).<\/p>\n<p>\u200bThey are high-quality oils, likely a commission for a prominent local family. Since they were found in Kortrijk, I suspect they could be part of the Flemish &quot;society portrait&quot; tradition of that era.<\/p>\n<p>\u200bQuestions:<\/p>\n<p>\u200bSignature: Does anyone recognize the artist? The &quot;top-right \/ bottom-right&quot; placement might be a stylistic &quot;trademark.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>\u200bThe Serial Number: Does this pencil format suggest a specific Belgian gallery or auction house?<\/p>\n<p>\u200bThe Subjects: Do these faces look like known public figures or members of the Belgian\/European nobility?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- SC_ON --><br \/>\n<br \/>&#8212;<br \/>\nmagicdreamcare<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Details: \u200bLocation Found: Purchased in Kortrijk, Belgium (West Flanders). \u200bMedium: Oil on Canvas. \u200bSignatures: Both are signed.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":116836,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[44],"class_list":{"0":"post-116835","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-belgium","8":"tag-belgium"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@forums\/116415293248081208","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/forums\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116835","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/forums\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/forums\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/forums\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/forums\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=116835"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/forums\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116835\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/forums\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/116836"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/forums\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=116835"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/forums\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=116835"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/forums\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=116835"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}