I think it has more to do with he's dead. He didn't produce any duplicates. There are
a very limited number of his paintings available. In fact if it is an original Van
Gogh it does not matter whether it is good or not, although the better ones do
usually sell for a bit more, at least I hope so <grin>.
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Bob Sullivan wrote:
Let me connect the dots for you Herb.
You have said, if it doesn't sell, it is junk.
I have pointed out that Vincent Van Gogh didn't sell during his lifetime.
By your logic, his paintings were junk.
But as luck would have it, taste changed (got better to my eye),
and Vincent's paintings are now worth millions.
So I would generalize and say that depending on current public taste
to 'sell' anything as a judge for it's artistic merit or overall worth
is a slippery slope to be standing on. You might want to move to
firmer footing.
Regards, Bob S.
On 7/2/05, Herb Chong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
pretty good counter example to your position since people pay millions for a
Van Gogh now.
Herb....
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob Sullivan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, July 02, 2005 11:16 AM
Subject: Re: Don't need no stinkin' filters!
Vincent Van Gogh didn't sell to many paintings during his lifetime.
There is an old Latin phrase which translates,
There is no accounting for taste.
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