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Get your very own Leetey right here...
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Tue, Nov 5, 2002 7:56 PM
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=919865822 Very valuable for its full nudity painting beauty! I love this stuff... |
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Wed, Nov 6, 2002 5:19 AM
It will go great next to my Tretchimoffs and my Tikkis! |
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Kailuageoff
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Wed, Nov 6, 2002 8:15 AM
What's with the "Made in Japan" and "copy of"? |
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tikifish
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Wed, Nov 6, 2002 11:05 AM
It is a copy of a Leeteg painting, done in Japan. And not a very good one, I might add! But as for the rhyming, alliterative typo "Leetey of Tahiti"... all I can say is... ZAZZ! |
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tikimug
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Wed, Nov 6, 2002 12:01 PM
"YOU ARE BIDDING ON AN AUTHENTIC COPY OF AN OIL PAINTING" An authentic copy??? I kinda have a problem with that statement. Is that like a real fake? but I don't have a problem with this one... "BUT IS VERY VALUABLE FOR IT'S FULL NUDITY PAINTING BEAUTY! by the way, how valuable is FULL NUDITY? |
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Wed, Nov 6, 2002 12:54 PM
Wow, so Barney Davis the ol' Pirate had his pal Leeteg's paintings mass produced in Japan? Wonder if that happened before or after Edgar split his head on a tree... It certainly lacks the master's touch, but at least it is from his gallerist, who used to have an outlet in the A-frame of the Waikikian in Honululu... |
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Wed, Nov 6, 2002 1:02 PM
"What's with the "Made in Japan" and "copy of"?" The Davis gallery was the seller for Leeteg's works, it was located in Hawaii. As the price of his originals rocketed the Davis gallery sold these "authentic copies". Most(all?) of the Leetegs one sees on ebay are these prints/copies/repro's. The Davis label should always be on the back, with title and painting #. They're pretty nice, especially considering the price of an original. For real info: http://www.scn.org/arts/villavelour/ These folks know a lot about Leetegs. |
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Wed, Nov 27, 2002 2:32 PM
High bid didn't make reserve on this Leeteg copy the last time. It was reposted today with Buy It Now, and Santa gave it to me for Christmas. I guess Mrs. Claus didn't appreciate its "full nudity painting beauty." This Hina Rapa is on ebay now and is over $400 with a nice bamboo frame. |
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Mon, Dec 2, 2002 2:10 PM
By Leetay, very funny. I feel like buying this and sending him a new pair of Schnike sneakers and a Trolex watch in trade. |
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TikiMikey
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Thu, Jan 23, 2003 11:36 PM
Here's one that's just as funny. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2155393542 The seller (with a negative 2 rating, BTW) quotes,"In this great vintage piece the artist Shag pays homage to one of the early pioniers in black velvet painting and a icon of the tiki culture movment and a master at getting beautiful island girls to pose naked for his black velvet paintings Mr. Lee Teg. Yes with out Mr. Teg's smooth talking and smooth brush strokes who knows maybe there would never of been the infomis black velvet painting of the bull fighter or even worse may be there would have never been the Black velvet ELVIS." Long live Mr. Teg! Dude, you're gettin' a Tiki! [ Edited by: TikiMikey on 2003-01-23 23:37 ] |
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Kailuageoff
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Fri, Jan 24, 2003 1:47 PM
Just to clarify, I actually did buy the infamous "Leetey" full nudity beauty painting. The signature clearly read "Leeteg of Tahiti, copy made in Japan", which was described in the auction listing. Although it is a copy, it is a much better reproduction than many of the the knock-offs I have seen -- just as Midnite Tiki said. Also, it is labeled as being from the Davis Gallery which makes it about as close to authentic as I can afford. Also, this exact painting is in the Barney Davis book. [ Edited by: Kailuageoff on 2003-01-24 13:49 ] |
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jtiki
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Wed, Jan 29, 2003 9:56 AM
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2155796435 ANother one from the Davis Gallery, that did require forking over several thousands of dollars. j |
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Sabu The Coconut Boy
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Sat, Feb 1, 2003 10:31 PM
Here's an old ad I own from the Davis Gallery. I apologize for the slightly blurry photo: Original Leeteegs were priced starting at $5000. Those famous copies made in Japan were sold at $35.00. The year was 1966. Sabu |
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Kailuageoff
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Sun, Feb 2, 2003 7:04 PM
Mahalo for showing us that ad, Sabu. Looks like the price of the copies has gone up, but the originals are still fetching a similar price to 1966. The funny thing is that Leeteg himself copied his own paintings, and there is some debate about how he did that. I wonder who the mystery artist(s) were in Japan because the one I bought looks awfully darn good. |
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jtiki
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Wed, Feb 19, 2003 4:46 PM
Did this one catch anybodies eye? looks like no one wanted to jump in at $6800.00 http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=20131&item=3500435169&rd=1 |
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Thu, Feb 20, 2003 1:05 AM
You would think that if you were listing a $6800 item you would not be so cheap on ebay that you wouldn't at least pay an extra $1 to supersize the pic. Or at least 15 cents to show the Leeteg signature. Probably no one felt it was an original. |
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Kailuageoff
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Thu, Feb 20, 2003 9:42 AM
That's a nice painting, but it doesn't look quite like Leeteg's style. I agree more verification was needed (and a lower starting price.) |
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jtiki
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Thu, Apr 3, 2003 6:59 AM
Another $6K Leeteg has appeared - I would love to get one, but that's just crazy http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=2001&item=2168233891&rd=1 |
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jtiki
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Fri, Apr 4, 2003 7:03 AM
and then it was gone - hmmm? may be someone bought it in the shop |
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