Not Alvar at all.
Looks like resin
It says it right in the corner, Alberto Jorge Carol. It is a reproduction signed in such a huge number as to be worth not much than a regular...
The word Inuit is less commonly used in Alaska although "Inuit art" is a term which might be used for Siberian, Alaskan, Canadian, Sami,...
Could be Alaskan but that is very much out of my wheelhouse.
Not to toot my own horn but I do this full time and have done so for about 40 years. I appraise Inuit art for most major Canadian museums (and...
Signature reads Pauloosie Kavik
Dancing bear is by Isaaci Petaulassie from Cape Dorset. The others are nice but rather generic.
The one you were offered is in terrible condition and would likely cost several hundred to restore.
Roybal paintings are factory produced rip-offs of the works of Graciela Rodo Boulanger.
Factory Botero. Real painting but not "real Botero" as the title would suggest.
Giclees have very little resale value
This could be the start of an interesting thread. Keep posting images of two paintings and we can all vote on which one is worse. This one is a...
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Komokwa could very well be correct but in either case it is a game rather than intestine or hunting rope, etc. etc. Sadly, the carver of the OP's...
Here is a better example of a string game by a major carver, Johnny Inupuk, at the height of his powers.[ATTACH]
Possibly playing a string game.
Sorry I'm late to the party. Nice otter indeed.
Semi talented amateur. Not factory but not good either. You really should consider a few museum visits and buying an art history book or two to...
It’s really pretty awful. Maybe spend a few days at a couple of museums really looking at paintings.
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