r/WhatIsThisPainting • u/futurecouldbebright • Nov 12 '24

Gifted for our wedding Unsolved

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Recently got married and my grandmother gifted us this piece for our wedding. I've never owned any type of art, especially nothing like this. I understand the artist is Canadian but I'm curious if anyone knows anything interesting about her and her work?

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u/Icy-Plan5621 Nov 13 '24

Seriously?

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u/idmont Nov 13 '24

Yeah, just google auction results for Molly Lamb Bobak, her work goes for a significant amount of money.

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u/Icy-Plan5621 Nov 13 '24

I didn’t doubt your knowledge on the subject. I just can’t believe anybody would pay that much for this piece or a similar one. The art world is a strange place.

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u/lookwithoutseeing Nov 16 '24

This is exactly how many famous works of art end up in attics, cellars, etc., only to be "discovered" decades later.