Help with art, should have been easy! and a contest!

[Kevo_DFX]

Hi!

I bought this signed numbered print at an estate sale because it intrigued me, and I wanted to know more about it, however I have just run into a brick wall.

1.The gallery it came from no longer exists, there is now a Jackson Hewitt at that address.
2. The only Gallery2 anywhere I can find is in Africa, quite far from New Jersey.
3. I did find an Artist named Anya Kai, and I sent her an email asking if it was one of hers. I will update this thread if I receive a reply, though I can find nothing in her work that looks close to this.
4. Anya Kai looks very young, and I believe this art is from the 80's or 90's, as the gallery no longer exists and it would be consistant with the age of the other items in the sale.
5. The frame measure 8.5 " square, and the visible area of the print is 1.5 " square.

Any help you could provide would be awesome! The first person to provide a lead that correctly identifies the piece will get 10% of the sale price if it has any value. (I don't expect it to, I just thought this would be fun.)

 

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[Kevo_DFX]

The artist emailed back. It is not hers.

 

[digatab]

That I think is kai aspire la street art, this ones called "open the present"

 

[DCMatt]

Hmmm... I looked at this for a while and came up completely empty.

As best I can tell, there is no such place as "43 Park Place on the Green". All the street numbers for Park Place in Morristown are even numbers. #43 would be in the park (or on the green).

It makes me wonder if your piece came from a street vendor at an Arts & Crafts festival. If so, then Kai could be anybody... or nobody. Cute piece for a kids room, though.

DCMatt

 

[Kevo_DFX]

I never got a chance to thank those who tried on this, so thank you. I ended up giving it to a friend who likes elephants. She gave me a smooch! Good buy.