Who painted Davis Gallery Leeteg paintings? - Collecting Tiki

U ukutiki Tiki Socialite Michigan Joined: Feb 25, 2009 Posts: 295	U ukutiki Posted posted on Sun, Feb 26, 2017 3:48 PM I picked up this small "Leeteg" this morning at an antique market. It is not in good condition (needs cleaning and has some scratches. No tears in the velvet. It measures 11" by 14" and appears to be mounted on a hard surface and the velvet is not soft. It is signed Leeteg Tahiti and possibly a copyright symbol as well. It has the standard Davis Gallery on the back identifying it as number 195-2292 and titled MATA. There are also numbers on the brown paper #195-2292 and 5593-B. I know it is not an original but my question is how un-original is it? Did Leeteg paint it as a copy? Did an assistant paint it? Somebody else? Is it velvet or not? Thanks for any help you can give me. ukutiki PS: Sorry about the fuzzy pics

I picked up this small "Leeteg" this morning at an antique market. It is not in good condition (needs cleaning and has some scratches. No tears in the velvet. It measures 11" by 14" and appears to be mounted on a hard surface and the velvet is not soft.

It is signed Leeteg Tahiti and possibly a copyright symbol as well. It has the standard Davis Gallery on the back identifying it as number 195-2292 and titled MATA. There are also numbers on the brown paper #195-2292 and 5593-B. I know it is not an original but my question is how un-original is it? Did Leeteg paint it as a copy? Did an assistant paint it? Somebody else? Is it velvet or not?

Thanks for any help you can give me. ukutiki
PS: Sorry about the fuzzy pics

Post #773407 by ukutiki on Sun, Feb 26, 2017 3:48 PM