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<p>[QUOTE="journeymagazine, post: 1017384, member: 84"]I found this today while thrift store hunting. I saw it on the cart as it was brought out & immediately thought 'Latin American". When she set it down I scooped it up!</p><p>I paused at the price though - $69 is a lot for this thrift store - and decided to look it up before buying it; but it turns out there are a lot of Ruiz in the art world!</p><p>I also tried P. Uiz & got nothing BUT I did see something about Picasso's father painting & using the name P. Ruiz - so I'm not saying this is by Picasso's dad but could it be signed P. Ruiz & the artist didn't put the R in?</p><p>And if that is a R not a P/with a period, can someone tell me who the artist was?</p><p>Finally, please tell me this isn't a 'factory painting'?! I don't think they would make one with a mother breast feeding would they? And also because it (I thought) has ...something (it?) - the faces all looking the same or that all the women look sad (or at least not happy), made me think this painting was something different - and hopefully special.</p><p>Thank you, I appreciate any help or thoughts.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]207378[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]207379[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]207380[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]207381[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]207382[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="journeymagazine, post: 1017384, member: 84"]I found this today while thrift store hunting. I saw it on the cart as it was brought out & immediately thought 'Latin American". When she set it down I scooped it up! I paused at the price though - $69 is a lot for this thrift store - and decided to look it up before buying it; but it turns out there are a lot of Ruiz in the art world! I also tried P. Uiz & got nothing BUT I did see something about Picasso's father painting & using the name P. Ruiz - so I'm not saying this is by Picasso's dad but could it be signed P. Ruiz & the artist didn't put the R in? And if that is a R not a P/with a period, can someone tell me who the artist was? Finally, please tell me this isn't a 'factory painting'?! I don't think they would make one with a mother breast feeding would they? And also because it (I thought) has ...something (it?) - the faces all looking the same or that all the women look sad (or at least not happy), made me think this painting was something different - and hopefully special. Thank you, I appreciate any help or thoughts. [ATTACH=full]207378[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]207379[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]207380[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]207381[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]207382[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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