who is the painter letterman

[Chuckie]

who is the painter letterman and are his/her paintings valuable my letterman painting is 40"wide by 60"long with mallard ducks over a lake

[Carmenf]

I also have a very large, 50x62", painting of a white long-hair cat lying on a black and bronze sofa by Letterman. Have you found out who he is and whether your painting has any value?

Carmen

[Crosales]

Carmen,

Is you "Resting Cat" painting original or print?  I have the same large painting and it is definitly an Original oil painting by Letterman signed lower left.

Regards,

Carlo

[ImagineerNE]

The typical "Letterman" painting is not a painting at all. Most of them were manufactured (using a silkscreen-like process) in the Far East during the 1970s and sold at JC Penney for a retail price of $150 to $400 dollars.

The original artist was typically a "company man" or woman and therefore not acknowledged. They were contract or salary employees whose work-product remained property of the company they worked for.

Their work was copied much like a computer graphics image is copied to create T-shirts using multi-colored passes and a silk-screen pattern.

The "signature" is typically blocked style with the lower (horizontal) portion of the L extended.

If you're a collector of "That 70's Show" paintings.. then these might have some nostaligic value. :) but otherwise, they are simply quality (cleanable) oil prints that are hard to find at a reasonable price today.

The canvas is usually medium to good quality and the frames are lower quality (soft) wood and almost always painted and sometimes trimmed with plastic/metallics as well.

[carey78602]

My Letterman is not a print. It is a large oil painting. The bark of the trees is thick paint and can be felt as if the painter wanted you to feel the jagged edges of the broken limbs. You can also feel other spots where the paint is deliberately thickened. Mine is also of ducks over the water. It is a fall scene and the branches are bare. This is not a print at all.

[Haskell]

This painting is really not a painting. Made for JC Penny's in the 1970's and sold for 150.00 to 400.00. It was processed much like screen painting. The artist was a man or woman who worked for a company. Therefore the print belonged to the company. The signature is typically blocked style with the lower (horizontal) portion of the L extended. If you a collector of "That 70's Show" paintings. Then this might have some nostalgic value. Several people are trying to sell as original oils for $2000.00 it's probably worth about $100.00 depending on condition. I found one in a shop for $500.00 and fell in love with it. My daughter did the research and found all this information. Needless to say I did not purchase but have found several for $100.00. If you love it pay what you want! I'm sure all the painting are from this company in the Far East and sold at department stores. So the painter is not Letterman! Hope this helps! I still want one.

[Toomuchbutnoteno]

The typical “Letterman” painting is not a painting at all. Most of them were manufactured (using a silkscreen-like process) in the Far East during the 1970s and sold at JC Penney for a retail price of $150 to $400 dollars.

The original artist was typically a “company man” or woman and therefore not acknowledged. They were contract or salary employees whose work-product remained property of the company they worked for.

Their work was copied much like a computer graphics image is copied to create T-shirts using multi-colored passes and a silk-screen pattern.

The “signature” is typically blocked style with the lower (horizontal) portion of the L extended.

If you’re a collector of “That 70’s Show” paintings.. then these might have some nostaligic value.