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<p>[QUOTE="blooey, post: 1818365, member: 12007"]Because he is so well known, yours might be a copy. Lots of that in the Haitian art scene ..worth checking if authentic.</p><p><br /></p><p>Whenever I see see notations on the reverse of a work "painted over" they often hide things like "copy of such-and-such by Joe Blow gift to Annie on her birthday" or words to that effect.</p><p><br /></p><p>Not saying for sure this is the case but having handled hundreds of wannabe works, this kind of thing arouses a suspicion or two.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="blooey, post: 1818365, member: 12007"]Because he is so well known, yours might be a copy. Lots of that in the Haitian art scene ..worth checking if authentic. Whenever I see see notations on the reverse of a work "painted over" they often hide things like "copy of such-and-such by Joe Blow gift to Annie on her birthday" or words to that effect. Not saying for sure this is the case but having handled hundreds of wannabe works, this kind of thing arouses a suspicion or two.[/QUOTE]
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