Saturday, June 4, 2011

Goodwill Find

I was at Goodwill the other day and I spotted this from a mile away.


OK, not a mile, but far away.  It seemed to me that it could be real art.  It just had that look.  I got a little nervous thinking someone would get to it before me, but no one was the slightest bit interested. 
When I got closer I saw that it had a signature and was numbered.  All good signs, but still not positively "real" art.  The frame and mat were ok, at least worth the $15 price tag, because this is big.   And then, I turned to the back, and I saw it.  The certificate of authenticity.  This was getting better and better.  I called my hubby and asked him to look up the name Lebadang on the internet (cause I forgot my nifty cell phone that could do that sort of thing.)  He told me what he found.  That is when I yelled "SHUT UP"!!!!! really loudly and everyone turned to stare.
Evidently, Lebadang was a Vietnamese artist who studied in Toulouse, France a long time ago and was pretty famous.  Which means this puppy lithograph is worth a little something something. 
Finally, Art History class in college pays off.

2 comments:

  1. Score! Are you gonna tell us what it's worth when you get it appraised??? Great eye!

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  2. My "research" says it is one of a series by the artist called the Circus Suite and is worth between $500-7200. I am not sure how to tell if it is a lithograph or serigraph and it seems that makes the difference. Either way, it is more than I paid for it!!

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