Ya just don't get it Bob. It isn't the object it's the market that sets the value. That and sentimentality about people and historical drama. Why does some dumb baseball go for six figures and nobody blinks? I'd like to have a brush cleaning rag used by Picasso. BTW I read somewhere that almost all Beatles signatures are fake. AZ Build a Lookaround! The Lookaround Book, 2nd ed. NOW SHIPPING http://www.panoramacamera.us > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: Re: 29 January Gallery thoughts... > From: "Bob Talbot" <BobTalbot@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Date: Tue, February 01, 2005 12:37 pm > To: "List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students" > <photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > And other than Rich Mason's magnificent photo, ditto for the rest of > > this week's submissions. How much is Picasso's worst painting worth? > > > Jim > > Interesting question but a bit of a non-sequiteur when discussing your > photo in this week's gallery I'm afraid. > > Picasso's worst painting would be worthless without the reputation > Picassos better paintings built. That it (the hypothetical worst) > would actually fetch indecent amounts of cash at auction is tesimony > to the sad losers that would buy it (collect it) for the Picasso name > rather than it's artistic merit. > > > Here's another question. > > Your Coot in this week's gallery. > > How much could you realistically sell the copyright of that image > for? > How much would full rights be worth if it was proven to have been > taken by > 1) Picasso > 2) David Hockney > 3) Art Wolfe > 4) Ansel Adams > > > It's the same friggin picture for goodness sake!!"!! > > Bob
