Signatures or monograms can be found at the bottom margin of the painting or on the back of the canvas. In the case of a monogram, you can use an artist monogram database to match the monogram to the artist.
Is there an app to identify artwork?
A new app lets people scan a work of art with their smartphone camera to find out more about it and save a digital copy. The app, called Smartify, uses image recognition to identify scanned artworks and provide people with additional information about them. Users can then add the works to their own digital collection.Mar 3, 2017
How do you research an artist signature?
Answer: If your paintings have signatures you can research them yourself by using the free to access listings on findartinfo.com and liveauctioneers.com. This will at least give you some idea as to whether you have paintings by listed artists whose work has already passed through auction.May 9, 2020
Can Google identify paintings?
Did you know that it is possible to identify any well-known drawing, image, or painting on the internet using Google Images? Reverse image search on Google Images makes it possible for you to identify the work in question, the name of the artist, as well as any relevant information in which you might be interested.Sep 11, 2021
How do you find the original artist of a picture?
First go to http://images.google.com/ and find the tiny camera icon in the search bar(usually next to the microphone). If you hover over this icon a tooltip will appear that reads “Search by image”. Click and the input box will transform asking for a direct image URL.