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I am at my mom's house for the holidays and the subject turns to local auction houses. She whips out these chinese scrolls and asks me if I think she could get any money for them. Cut to you guys. Anyone out there that can translate, identify the author, or appraise these? They were given to her grandfather when he was building refinerys in china in the 50's as a token of gratitude. One of the scrolls has a date of 1956 stamped on it. There are 4 scrolls total, two small, two large.




Link :http://imgur.com/a/gn2AF

Pic 1,
江南春　　-　Spring in Jiangnan
忍亝　　　-　Ren Zhai - Hard-hearted enough to alms (Art-name)
(亝　is the variant of 齋)
I cannot read the seal

Pic 2,
乙未夏　Year of Wood-Sheep (...1895,1955)
密山梅主　葦澄　-　Plum tree owner of Mishan
(Art-name) Wei Cheng (Surnme and name of artist)
Upper seal,
密山梅主　　-　Plum tree owner of Mishan
Lower seal,
葦澄　　-　Wei Cheng

Pic 3,
桐陰秋暢　　-　Shade of Paulonia tree - smooth autumn
忍亝　-　Ren Zhai
Seal,
東谿　- Dongxi - Courtesy name or another art-name of painter

I could not find any clue to the artists.

With regards,
I.Nagy

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