Any information on Artist H.Jesproy?

Question

From Holland I think,he did oil paintings..

Oil Painting is signed H.Jesproy or H.Jespriy.The Painting is a head shot of an old fisherman/homeless with a light background. The old man has white hair coming out sides of old green/grey hat. A white beard, glowing blue/green eyes, pink skin is detailed with dark wrinkles, a tobacco pipe in his mouth. Old greenish coat/jacket with patches, over a brown tattered jersey, with old floppy greenish collar shirt, hanging out of jersey and a brick red loose tie. Its mounted on a wooden frame, which has no nails or glue, only wood splits, two in each corner, binding it together.[almost 25x31cm or 10x12 inch]

Answer 1

For information on artists living or dead, try sites like: "absolutearts.com" or "worldwidearts.com" and type in whatever you have--artist name, type of work, style of work, medium used, size, etc. Is it a print, a painting, a photograph, an original, a print? These things all effect the value, as does the condition. Also type their name in quotes on a search engine like www.dogpile.com "John Doe", and see what comes up.

If the artist is dead, a gallery link might pop up. A gallery dealing with the works or the estate of an artist can give you a lot of useful information, might be able to tell you the value and if there is a market for the work.

Answer 2

Not a sausage in any of my art directories.

Do you have the correct spelling ?