Retired NYC dog walker’s dreams shattered when gifted Chuck Close painting falls flat at auction, believed art was worth $10M

New York Post ^

[mitch5501]

Chuck, is that the artists name or his method of producing said art?

[StAnDeliver]

"It would be worth much more if it were in Chuck Close’s well-known style."

Geometric wind-screen effect? I always thought it looked like a cheesy photoshop filter. But you are probably right.

[Larry Lucido]

Should have held out for a Kramer.

[BatGuano]

I would set fire to that piece of crap. I hope that I can, soon, unsee that mess.

$10,000,000? The dog walker should be institutionalized, ASAP, with the person who pissed away $40,000 on that garbage.

[qaz123]

Time will tell if the new owner puts it back on the auction block and the price goes up.

[FrdmLvr]

Chuck Close is not known for his abstract expressionism. In fact, this is the first abstract I can recall seeing of his. Probably why it didn’t bring anything close to what his work usually brings. The provenance of that painting is questionable in my mind. Did that lawyer put it in writing? All it says in the article is that he said “Take it”.

[Albion Wilde]

Always set a reserve price.

[StAnDeliver]

He took it to Dallas? After he had established provenance, he should have given Sotheby's the finger and marched it to Christie's (London office sold "Self-Portrait" for 2.4M and this painting would have done better in Europe) and told them to build some damn hype.