I know that LV will customize luggage with painted initials and stripes, etc., but I wonder if they would do a speedy. Kind of like Goyard does. I think a speedy with some stripes down the middle might look pretty good.
If the boss wanted a hand painted bag, why not just buy a low priced tote bag from Target and get that painted? That way you have a nice unique tote and a pristine Speedy.
If I were the artist, I would have refused to do it on the grounds that it is such an expensive bag. Imagine if the artist had made a mistake and wrecked it worse that what we see here!