Painting

[Moparman]

Can anyone tell me anything about this painting? I am trying to find the name on the painter and the soldier . Maby the signature says Sonja Hautanen

[Moparman]

Painting nr 2 . This painting is absolute fantastic, it must be done by professional painter. I want to find out moore about this, maby the signature says Hagman-42 ?

[Moparman]

Is there no one who can give me information about these paintings? I also looking for other ways to find out who these soldiers were. I really want to fallow their trials in the war. Please help

[Aleksander P]

Impossible to tell what the signature is from these photos. You need to provide better ones first.

[Moparman]

Well , thing I really want is to know the names on the solidiers. But I dont know How to find out?

[Seppo Koivisto]

Here is a link to a larger picture of the first painting. I hope the auction house won't remove it soon.
https://sikoauktioner.se/im.php?o=289802&s=1

I think the best way to find out who these sapper and infantry lieutenants were, is to trace who the previous owners of the paintings were. It is possible that the owners were the men themselves.

[Moparman]

I have already tryed that, they dont know . But I think you right , I think Its the guy on the link that Recently past away , the uniform that was sold matches the painting . Its really frustrated not knowing His name. My father is an expert in facts about the war and collected litterature about it for 50 years. So If I only had a name ....

[Moparman]

Was it common that officers orded paintings on them selfs? The red collar guy is infantry?

[Moparman]

https://sikoauktioner.se/auktion/289801

[Seppo Koivisto]

Infantry has green collar patches. The other has purple collar patches of pioneer/sapper troops. I think here parents have ordered paintings of their sons. Maybe somebody can tell about the infantry lieutenant's decoration ribbon and shoulder batch.

[Moparman]

Hmmm I talked to a guy on the Finnish war museum and he said the red collar was infantry?

[Juha Tompuri]

Infantry has green collar patches.

Yep

Maybe somebody can tell about the infantry lieutenant's decoration ribbon and shoulder batch.

Close ups from the signatures could also help.

The other has purple collar patches of pioneer/sapper troops.

Or signal troops?

Regards, Juha

[peeved]

The other has purple collar patches of pioneer/sapper troops.

Or signal troops?

Wouldn't signal people have yellow/gold piping?

Markus

[Moparman]

So we are not sure about the red color collar? The thing is I also bought the uniform with red collar. Wherecan I find help with identifikation of these guys? My father has spent half His life researching places and books about the war. If I only had their names he could tell me a lot about them. I do not have big hopes about finding the artists names , I dont think they are any big artists. As I said I sent pictures to war museum in Helsinki and the said Pioner and Infantri.

[Juha Tompuri]

Wouldn't signal people have yellow/gold piping?

Right so.
An engineer trooper then.

Regards, Juha