If the
signature turns out not to be authentic, if it's done with
cadmium red, which is a 20th century pigment, then we are talking maybe $ 25 dollars.
Jim Morphesis, a painter of expressionistic figurative works, also based in Los Angeles, continues to use oils in his
signature palette, including
cadmium reds, although he knows chronic exposure to
cadmium can lead to kidney damage and other problems.