Posted 12 years ago
ABklynguy
(30 items)
I purchased this at an estate sale in Long Island I have seen several parrots on eBay but this one seems to be of better quality . it has no signature any hints to the artist would be really helpful
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Cute!! Welcome to CW!
Thanks moon
It's really hard to say unless it is signed. Most Mexican paper mache is made in workshops and many different anonymous craftspeople are involved. Plus, there is a lot of copying going on. The most well known paper mache workshop is Sermel but it doesn't appear to be quite that level of quality. The Sermel pieces I own are all signed but even that may not be enough to prove authenticity because signatures are faked too.
I should mention Bustamante as well as he is very well known for paper mache though personally I still think of him as mainly a ceramic artist. He is also widely copied. The only Bustamante pieces I own have been purchased directly from his galleries or inherited from people who purchased them directly. I'm pretty good at identifying his work but I still wouldn't take a chance on the secondary market.
Thanks Mawa