Original oil on canvas by celebrated Canadian artist Stephen Kaye. This is an original oil painting shows 3 ladies sitting at an outdoor cafe, and it came from a Virginia estate. It measures 52” x 42” x 1”, it is signed and framed. About The Artist: A preliminary search was conducted of Canadian sources for biographical information about an artist named Stephen Kaye. The search turned up no evidence that Stephen Kaye is a Canadian artist and, other than the existence of artwork signed Stephen Kaye, a broader online search turned up no biographical information about an individual artist of any nationality that produced the paintings signed Stephen Kaye. However, we did note that several Stephen Kaye works for sale online had a label from Somerset Studio. There is a Somerset Studios Inc. website; they appear to manufacture decorative art to order for designers and furniture stores. Their website states, “Somerset is a creator and supplier of uniquely styled framed art for the home. Somerset artwork, sold exclusively to the trade for 37 years, is designed to complement current trends in home furnishings.” Paintings signed Stephen Kaye do not appear on their current inventory, but paintings signed S. Kaye do. The details of the Canadian search are that Artists in Canada (a division of the Canadian Heritage Information Network*) lists no artist named Stephen Kaye. Artefacts Canada (also a division of the Canadian Heritage Information Network*) shows no art work by an artist of any nationality named Stephen Kaye in a Canadian museum. Stephen Kaye is not listed in the books "A Dictionary of Canadian Artists”, “Biographical Index of Artists in Canada”, "The Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction" or “The Index of Ontario Artists”. These sources are large basic starting points for research on Canadian artists. For example, Artists in Canada has biographical information on 56,059 Canadian artists – living and dead.