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Post by |peetov| on May 5, 2013 14:42:09 GMT -8
dammit sin. this question plagues me. i feel like i have to learn SO MUCH MORE to answer properly.
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Post by afr1ka on May 5, 2013 14:45:13 GMT -8
That Banksy is definitely up in the mix for me Harveyn. One of his strongest.
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Post by sin on May 5, 2013 15:11:25 GMT -8
@ peetov - I haven't taken so many notes in a while. some really stunning works here by artists I either didn't know or didn't dig into in depth prior. its like an art history class. cant thank everyone enough for contributing.
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Post by ksn on May 5, 2013 15:43:11 GMT -8
Unrealistic: Franz Marc   Still very unlikely: Berens  |
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Post by sleepboy on May 5, 2013 15:45:52 GMT -8
Robert Williams' Appetite for Destruction painting:  Fixed the image for you. Amazingly, this piece was available at Basel in 2008 - for $350,000. See here. Also, for those interested, here is a older thread with a similar topic here although they deal with artists that are more affordable. I will have to think on this question... |
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Post by jujurocs on May 5, 2013 17:53:37 GMT -8
Thanks, Sleeps  |
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Post by oldfartatplay on May 5, 2013 17:58:26 GMT -8
Robert Williams' Appetite for Destruction painting: Fixed the image for you. Amazingly, this piece was available at Basel in 2008 - for $350,000. See here. Also, for those interested, here is a older thread with a similar topic here although they deal with artists that are more affordable. I will have to think on this question... That was one of the paintings I was going to pick as my White Whale. It is a fantastic piece. I saw it in person once a long time ago at the Helter Skelter L.A. Art in the 1990s exhibit. It was sealed in plexiglass or something. I remember being surprised it was in the collection of someone in Minnesota of all places  I wonder if the original owner still has it. |
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Post by rhythmgtr5 on May 5, 2013 19:49:02 GMT -8
This is beautiful, can you include some details? The rhino piece is by Walton Ford. He does some incredible work. It was sealed in plexiglass or something. I remember being surprised it was in the collection of someone in Minnesota of all places I wonder if the original owner still has it. You'd be surprised the amount of amazing art that resides in MN collections. I was reminded of that fact today when I went to the Minneapolis Institute of Arts. No one ever suspects the midwest  |
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Post by sin on May 5, 2013 19:52:23 GMT -8
Thank you. Entirely new to me. Stunning work
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Post by bmerel on May 5, 2013 20:26:24 GMT -8
Thank you. Entirely new to me. Stunning work Very cool indeed! |
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Post by hellosir on May 6, 2013 12:16:33 GMT -8
If money were no issue:  I can remember falling in love with this painting when I first saw it visiting the Art Institute in Chicago with my mom, seeing many great works from the French Impressionists this was the one I recognized from our coffee table book and stuck out. Sidenote: I thought the AIC Museum catalog was just a great picturebook. Since then I have traveled to each one of the three different versions, Chicago, Paris Musee D'Orsay and Amsterdam Van Gogh Museum. I have taken an 9"x12" (1993) calendar photo with me to everyplace I have lived since I moved from my childhood room and probably will keep that glossy piece until I frame it's tattered rendition to a board. Not to mention how selfish it would be to keep it from the rest of the world. Realistically:  This was the first original painting in the "art world" that I ever considered searching out to purchase. Since then I started collecting art as opposed to posters and one day I believe this will make it onto the walls of my home. |
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Post by sin on May 6, 2013 12:29:24 GMT -8
so its interesting to me, all the talk of "if money were no object". ever since I posted mine ive been looking for information on Hopper works still in private hands, of which there are few. however I found this article which gave at once gave me dread and hope. www.sfmoma.org/about/press/press_news/releases/916key points 1. one of the few remaining pieces in public hands was sold to the SFMOMA. 2. In conjunction with this acquisition, SFMOMA has deacessioned another work by Hopper in the museum's collection—Bridle Path (1939), which is awaiting sale at auction with Sotheby's. A smaller painting that portrays three figures on horseback riding toward the West 72nd Street entrance to Central Park in New York City, Bridle Path is of interest to Hopper scholars as an atypical work by the artist. Now I realize that making millions is a climb Everest goal but one that I've been on for a while, the only difference is now I truly have mountain top. So, for what its worth I hope all of you earn enough to buy your white whales or at least hit the lotto. |
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Post by origo on May 6, 2013 13:29:29 GMT -8
It's a Walton Ford piece, saw it in person when he exhibited at Louisiana here in Denmark. Massive piece, totally blew me away and I couldn't stop staring at it. Not so much:  This is beautiful, can you include some details?[/quote] |
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Post by bmerel on May 6, 2013 14:48:17 GMT -8
Magnificent. Absolutely breathtaking piece.
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Post by sin on Jul 18, 2013 15:31:38 GMT -8
Well Detroit just filed for Bankruptcy. The DIA is municipally owned and could now go up for sale. Might be a chance to own something from one of your "impossibles" www.dia.org/art/ |
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Post by ricosg11 on Jul 19, 2013 8:53:01 GMT -8
So we bail out an unsustainable, dinosaur industry in automobiles in Detroit, but cant keep masterpieces in public hands. Bravo 'Merica, Bravo
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Post by sleepboy on Jul 19, 2013 19:42:32 GMT -8
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Post by haven on Jul 20, 2013 10:27:54 GMT -8
Having spent the majority of my life in southeast Michigan, it would be a real shame if the DIA gets pillaged, it's one of the few reasons to actually visit the city of Detroit.
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Post by artladval on Sept 8, 2013 10:52:15 GMT -8
Perhaps not "white whales", but here are some pieces I want so badly that I think the owners would just give them to me if they were aware of the level of my desire: Mike Kelley - "More Love Hours Than Can Ever Be Repaid and The Wages of Sin"  Sergej Jensen  Cady Noland - "Oozewald"  Ad Reinhardt - "Abstract Painting No. 5"  Wade Guyton  Kazimir Malevich - Suprematism With Eight Rectangles  Joe Bradley  |
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Post by waltercrunk on Sept 8, 2013 11:44:05 GMT -8
Perhaps not "white whales", but here are some pieces I want so badly that I think the owners would just give them to me if they were aware of the level of my desire: Cady Noland - "Oozewald" These are wonderful! Im with you on the Cady Nolan |
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Post by jrog22 on Sept 9, 2013 23:50:23 GMT -8
Realistic: A nice Joe Sorren
Never happening: A Huge Todd Shorr or an epic Mark Ryden i.e. Creatrix, Princess Sputnik (canvas giclee maybe realistic)
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Post by NapArt on Sept 10, 2013 7:17:13 GMT -8
It's never going to happen, but a boy can dream. ;D van Gogh's "Mulberry Tree," which is part of the collection at the Norton Simon Museum in Pasadena. I have stood in front of this painting for hours (collectively, of course) admiring the twirls of his brush in the paint. It doesn't look like much in the jpeg, but the texture and depth of the work is mesmerizing.  I can relate to this choice!!!! I also have admired this piece at Norton Simon a number of times. The bright colors and thick application of the paint make it a tough one to beat! One of the most memorable pieces I have seen in person. Thanks for sharing. |
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Post by henross on Sept 17, 2013 14:27:13 GMT -8
So many lovely pieces to enjoy. This was the first thing that popped into my head, although if I give it some more thought I'm guessing my choice might change! Faile, Swoon & David Ellis.  |
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Post by treweman on Sept 17, 2013 18:22:19 GMT -8
Currently dreaming about a Joe Sorren hanging on my wall. Maybe an Os Gemeos. Elusive, yes, but not impossible.
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I wonder if the original owner still has it.
