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I have a painting, from my great grandfather, and it has a pink robed women with black gloves, it has the word Opera written in a shady font in the top-left corner and on the botoom-left corner has the words "Danko", i wanna know it's full artist name, and the price would help. More Info:I know for sure its over 40 years old

Answer 1

Hi! This is all of found which was of an era:

DANKO (Danko-Alexeenko) Natalia Yakovlevna (1892-1942), sculptor-ceramist. Living in St. Petersburg from 1908, she studied in workshops of M.L. Dillon and L.V. Shervud. From 1909 she worked in the workshop of sculptor V.V. Kuznetsov. She decorated Moscow and Petersburg houses, as well as international exhibition pavilions. In 1914 she began working at the Imperial Porcelain Factory, which became the State Porcelain Factory in 1917, and which she came to direct from 1919 until 1942 (see Lomonosov Porcelain Factory). She made over 300 polychrome porcelain groups, figures, vases, and so-called agitation porcelain (statuettes such as Partisan in March, Mariner with a Flag, Fortune-teller, Anna Akhmatova). Her sister, artist E.Y. Danko (1898-1942), painted the majority of her works. References: Эбин Ю. О. Наталья Яковлевна Данько, 1892-1942. М., 1955; Овсянников Ю. М. Скульптор в красном халате: Н. Я. Данько и ее творчество. М., 1965. A. V. Krusanov.

Your painting almost sounds reminiscent of Lautrec's posters (without seeing it!:). As she did 'international' exhibition work (with a nod to the word 'Opera' being written in English and not Russian).... it is entirely possible that she created your piece though it may be unique to her oeuvre....or, as she was the sculptor and her sister the painter, it may be the work of E.Y. Danko.. or someone who's simply undocumented. Wish I could have found more but maybe this will lead to clues in solving your mystery:) I tried....... and I wish you good luck!

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Hi,

check this site :
http://www.findartinfo.com/default.asp

Kind regards,

José