Possible, but if so, no real resale potential.
Many resin pieces are mixed with large amounts of powdered stone and are very "stonelike" after hardening.
No offense but why not post one of the nice ones for a change :-)
Wouldn't surprise me in the least.
Not Alaskan IMHO. Looks like the sculptural equivalent of a factory painting.
Absolutely awful factory painting.
Indeed much (maybe not MOST) is crap. As a dealer, do you really want to be known for selling crap? Better collectors seek out the dealers that...
A professional dealer and/or auction house should always act in the best interests of the consignor.
I prefer to make spontaneous visceral decisions about purchasing an artwork before even looking at artist info, etc. Research is then used to see...
I just doesn't seem anywhere near as refined as the Thai or Malaysian pieces that I have seen. To me at least, it bears a much stringer...
Ashanti
Oops sorry for the cross post!
Also, things that have value today might be worthless tomorrow and vice versa so think less about any investment potential and just buy things you...
Alec has given the best advice to date. I would also add that your best investment would be a library of books on 19th and 20th Century art so...
True enough but they don't generally wait two decades before commissioning the portrait. Why not just call it "Portrait of a gentleman"? Tons of...
In the same way that not all artists are famous, not all subjects are famous either.
Art restoration can be quite pricey. It would certainly not be worth restoring a photo-mechanical Picasso reproduction that has absolutely no...
Could be the wrong person, but not all artists want to be tracked down and called at home or at work. People deserve some privacy.
I didn't mean that the painting is worth $70 but rather $70 is not too much to spend on something that gives you pleasure even if the item in...
A quick google image search of maritime art or marine art will show what better paintings of the genre look like. The painting is fine for $70 but...
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