I don't know how pricey it might be, but the International Foundation for
Art Research might be worth contacting:
500 Fifth Avenue, Suite 1234
New York NY 10110
(v) 212 391-6234
(f) 212 391-8794
At 12:19 AM 6/3/97 -0800, you wrote:
> A local collector has come into the possession of an oil on canvas,
>20x24, painting by V. Shamberk. Probably European. Old. (How old?
>hard to tell.) plaster gilt frame. Looks kind of like a Vermeer - maybe
>a student or a 19th century study. Not listed in Thieme Becker, Benezit,
>Mallett, Melton Art Ref (24,000 artists). Any ideas?
> Diane Brenner, Anchorage Museum
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