Need Help P.s. Lim

looks like you bought it at a thrift store... that's all i can tell you.

we aren't art appraisers, find one in your area.


---Mike Savad
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dude I dont care about the worth I was wondering about ps lim

http://www.justanswer.com/antiques/84xd7-painting-called-under-full-sail-p-s-lim-210.html

Thanks Jason I found this link online earlier

Thanks Jason I found this link online earlier

I want to know who ps lim is

the person on the link said there painting was on board my is on canvas

No one nows who PS Lim is??

A painter.

Chinese painter?

I understand that but from where and what time

thats what i was kinda of thinking too alfred

I cant find anything on the artist online maybe I'm not looking in the right place any tips

had you check on the back of the canvas?

If you can not find it on google you may want to contact a museum or art appraiser. It is rare that your kind of quest will be helped here. We are just a bunch of photographers and painters.

Wow....your response to Mike (calling him a 'prick') was extremely rude! Google them yourself...sheesh!

thanks phyllis to be honest I just got into the whole culture because my soon to be wife is a photographer just looking for any kind of help from people with more experience than I. and Alfred what would I be looking for?

google will help you a lot more than we can. we make the art. we aren't art experts.

---Mike Savad
MikeSavad.com

I though he was mighty rude myself

Rose, at first I read it wrong cause I thought this guy was saying the artist's name is P.S. Lim Prick. Not cool.

https://www.facebook.com/ps.lim.566

https://www.google.com/search?num=100&safe=off&client=firefox&hs=qWz&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aunofficial&channel=fflb&q=%22ps+lim%22+painter&oq=%22ps+lim%22+painter&gs_l=serp.3...5016.5731.0.5881.8.6.0.0.0.0.284.284.2-1.1.0.msedr...0...1c.1.61.serp..8.0.0.JJ4rgLU4PhM

doubt any of these will help


---Mike Savad
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every day we get 2-3 people asking us about - is this worth anything, who is this person, what is this art, etc. when google is your fastest route. we sell art here. find an appraiser in your area, that's the best advice i can give.


---Mike Savad
MikeSavad.com

I understand that but if you make it theres got to be things I can look for to understand it and find the artist just as if some one found one of your paintings mike sorry I'm if we got off on the wrong foot and if your an artist maybe you know something or history that i dont.

Mike is right. You can do as much as we can. We make and sell our own art. And we do have people here constantly asking for appraisals and such which we are not equipped to do.

John, often artists or their gallery would attach label or info of the painting on the back of the canvas. I know some artists put dates and titles on the side of the canvas as well.

Just my opinion, if he is not on google he is probably a nobody as far as fame.

We are sure getting a lot of these requests lately. Very fishy.

do a reverse search, you have a better picture that posted. on facebook there are 500 some ps lim's. unless that's really P. Slim and then it might be easier. or its just some guy with a hobby and they made that. even if we told you that this person makes million dollar images, that can still be a basic print. that's why you need to physically show a person this thing. an antique store or something might lead you right.

---Mike Savad
MikeSavad.com

I understand I not one of those trolls I will never ask again I just joined today I'll delet my profile.

My guess the painting is from the Chinese artists village ( painting factory) made for the North America market and the name is not a real name but a made up one.

thanks mike it is P.S. lim Its on canvas no spots under glass and its old I been at this all day looking for answers sorry if I thought I was at the right place but I understand

unless PS is the initials and LIM is limited editon. but then there would be a number.

you would have to take it out of whatever frame is there. usually paintings aren't under glass, because they are lumpy, unless its a watercolor. if its a painting it's usually on some kind of canvas and paint will spill over the edges. otherwise its paper. it has kind of a weird frame on it, i'm guessing it was a cheap print got at an art show maybe back in the 70's to 80's?


---Mike Savad
MikeSavad.com

its not that your a troll. it's just that many come here thinking we can appraise their art, and they will be a millionaire because of us. but the sad truth is, if we did know how to do that, we wouldn't be here. and stuff like this needs to be in person because of certain things they have to look for. like i don't know if you watch pawn stars, and they take the stuff out of the frame to check the paper and such.


---Mike Savad
MikeSavad.com

no I ment i looked with magnifying glass to see if there where spots from printing because you can feel the brush strokes but I read that can be faked as well the painting is wrap and to frame its not paper its canvas for sure

I understand all the way I'm not here for that I like my new painting just trying to find out what it is

His name is not PS its YS Lim born 1937 the painting is called "wanderer #5" everyone I saw online was on board mines on canvas I still think mine is a print but I dont know. thanks to everyone who help

John
You bought a painting at a thrift store. Have you bought art here? These artists may be a bit offended to freely spend there time helping you with something that is unrelated to the business they are in which is here at FAA. Is that a difficult thing for you to be sensitive to first?

Rose said, "Wow....your response to Mike (calling him a 'prick') was extremely rude! Google them yourself...sheesh!"

AMEN.

Totally inappropriate to just show up here out of the blue with a brand new account, start demanding info (that you can locate on the internet yourself) and insult people with profanity. Go check your manners and come back when you can conduct yourself professionally.

Hi John. Your best bet is to take it to a local Gallery & have them inspect it to see if it is a Print or a Painting for starters.
It would still need an expert Appraiser to verify if it was an Original YS Lim.

What information is available on Google you will see exactly what we can see.

Prints can look very much like Originals to the untrained eye. For a quick peek of a guestimate: on a varnished print the strokes will go swish swish, back & forth in strides. The whole painting will basically have criss cross swishes to make it appear to be hand painted.

Do you see individual brush strokes that follow the direction in the curve and flow of the wave ? If it was an Original each brush stroke's direction would probably be visible to the eye - & can be felt.
Artists can work smooth or rough textured in oils - but if you look close you should see the flow of the paint & textured edges. His style is bold & fast - that paint texture of those sails would stand out and above the background sky.

Hope that helps.
Best wishes.

Never mind I see his name is LS Lim not PS.......I hope you get some clues.

Hi, John,

I've met the Chinese artist, P.S. Lim. He was born September 18, 1937 in China and for quite awhile in the 60's and 70's had a studio/gallery in Carmel, California. I, too, have a print of Under Full Sail. If it turns out that you have the original, you are indeed fortunate! Amazingly, he is totally color blind! When he told me that, I asked him what color my (purple) dress was. He replied "Red". I remember one painting he had just done, which featured nuns with almost "fly away" hats that pointed up at each corner. In spite of his color blindness, his use of color was exquisite! His wife (Caucasian) was also an artist and I remember that she painted plump little birds sitting on fence posts or telephone wires. Years later I went back to try to find his studio again and wasn't able to. Perhaps if you contacted an artist group in Carmel they could give you more information. I know the date of his birth as we discovered he and I were born on the exact same day a world apart. He may have been born in Shanghai. I hope some of this information leads you further on your search.

Hi again, John, Yes, his name IS Y.S. Lim. I don't know why it is given as P.S. at the bottom of the painting.