WHEN I SAW THIS ART I THOUGHT OF MY HUSBAND AND THE PIANO BAR WE WERE DRINKING  WINE IN.  I REMEMBER HE HAD THE PIANO PLAYER, PLAY "AUTUMN LEAVES" FOR ME.  IT WAS MY 21ST  BIRTHDAY AND WE WERE AT SALLY STANFORD'S PLACE IN SAUSALITO.  IN AUGUST 2015, WE JUST CELEBRATED OUR 50th ANNIVERSARY.

I HOPE YOU DON'T MIND ME SHARING THE MEMORIES , IT IS DOWN SIZING TIME AND SOME OF MY PRETTIES NEED TO FIND A NEW HOME.

I BID ON THE "INSTRUMENTS III" BY JOANNA TYKA WHILE ON A PRINCESS CRUISE.   I HAVE A CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY AS WELL AS THE INVOICE.  THE AUCTION DATE WAS MAY OF 2000,  ON THE SUN PRINCESS.  IT IS A LIMITED EDITION,  165/395.  THERE IS ALSO A PAGE THE CRUISE SHIP GAVE ME ON THE ARTIST  TYKA.

THE ARTIST JOANNA TYKA WAS BORN IN POLAND BUT NOW WORKS  MOSTLY IN AND AROUND FLORIDA.  

Tropical colors and flora now influence Tyka's painting. Some critics have identified a "Tyka style" in her startling coloring and dynamism and whimsical portrayals of life in South Florida. Themes from Latin America and the Caribbean abound on her canvas.

THIS IS ONE THAT I BOUGHT ALL READY FRAMED.  IT WAS FRAMED IN WHAT THEY CALL "THIN SHINY  BLACK LACQUER WITH STEP EDGE AND LIP" FRAME. THERE ARE 2 MATS, BLACK OVER GOLD.  

 WE ARE A NON SMOKING FAMILY.

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