I quite like this picture; it's a watercolour by Cezanne 'Nature Morte au Melon Vert' (Still Life of a Green Melon) and has just been sold for USD25.5 million; that's 5 times more than it sold for 18 years ago: "In 1989 it fetched £2.5m (+/- $5 million at today's exchange rate without adjusting for the different 'value' of the money) at auction when it was sold by the British Rail Pension Fund." (picture link to news)It never ceases to amaze me how much people are willing to pay for something that more often than not they keep hidden away; however, if I had that sort of dosh to play with - sorry to disappoint those of you that thought I did - I could quite imagine myself acquiring a piece or two of this sort of 'classic' art; what I wouldn't do, as happened last year, is pay $140 million for some complete bollocks, oops I mean Pollock's. Each to his own I guess; there's no accounting for taste.
You're right, I'm sure Lucy. I like art but have a view distinct from the critics and luvvies about what art is.
YanıtlaSilP.S.....just back from my delivery round in teh lorry (whistle) ;-)
I don't like that pic at all. The melon looks like a mouldy boob.
YanıtlaSilMouldy blob of what?... :-)
YanıtlaSilbtw...what sort of thing do you like art-wise?
Mouldy BOOB! NOT blob!
YanıtlaSilArt wise? I like what I like. How about that, eh?
;-)
LOL! "Celery! Celery! If she don't come then tickle her bum with a clump of Celery"
YanıtlaSilAhem. Come on you Blues!
You drive your Lorry Span!
YanıtlaSilIf you see my last post in that thread you will see that my main argument was against those who wish to 'blame ' madeleines parents for taking [what I belive to be] a very low risk in order to live a healthy life, yet cannot see that life is full of risks, some really quite bid ones, that we choose to not think about.