But I was still curious, and later spent some time with Google. I wasn’t interested in buying any of the pieces, so I moved on to preview other items at the auction house. The first thing I came across were inquiries on an antiques and arts forum dating back to 2003 from people who were trying to find out about their own prints and the value. I Googled right there in the auction house to see what I could learn about the company. The others were also in slightly wrinkled plastic, indicating that someone had likely stored them away and forgotten about them. The Witt prints were among 10 by companies with such names as Catalda Fine Arts, NYC Billy Snel and B&M. ![]() The print-maker on several was identified in small type at the bottom of each: Ray Witt Picture Co., with cities listed as Coral Gables and South Miami, FL. The images in some of the pictures were elongated stylized people and animals, but I could find no artists’ signatures beneath the plastic in which they were still wrapped. They were intriguing, so I answered their call and drew closer for a better view. ![]() ![]() The prints on the picture racks at the auction house had a decidedly 1960s look.
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