Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/05/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]"Frank Filippone" <red735i at earthlink.net> wrote > $37.5K is cheap? > > I am jealous... I wish I could sell some garbage photos for this kind of > cash....... forget the topic of a nude..... > > I have seen a lot of stuff that I consider garbage, in collections like > the Getty, MOMA, and others. Big prints, probably big bucks. I really > wonder if art collectors and gallery owners, and Museums actually have > anyone on staff that knows the difference between something worthwhile and > something that is worthless... worthless in the sense of intrinsic value, > qualitative value, or otherwise quality in general. >>>>>>>> Sorry, have to disagree. People decide what moves them, and what to pay for it. What one person likes may not necessarily be liked by you or I, but, for the person who buys it, it may pull a certain string in their heart. The fact that the price reached 37.5k was not just driven by the image but also by the combination of the Friedlander & Ciccione names, just as the presence of an Olympic recordholder adds lustre & price to a sports image: a similar image of a club athlete at a small local sports event would not necessarily have the same cachet or price. Anyway, I liked the confrontational composition which we all seem to agree was confrontational :-) Regards Douglas _________ Douglas Barry Bray, Co. Wicklow Republic of Ireland http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DouglasBray/MiguelGeary.jpg.html