Posted on 11/18/2023 7:26:23 PM PST by algore
A retired dog walker was bequeathed a painting by an artist whose works sell for millions - but got a nasty shock when he auctioned it for what he hoped would be $10 million.
Mark Herman, 68, was given the abstract work by Chuck Close by his friend and former customer, Isidore Silver, a retired lawyer.
Silver, 87, had represented Close in a high profile First Amendment case against the University of Massachusetts in the 1960s, after the institution tried to ban him from displaying nude content as part of an exhibition of his work
A retired dog walker was bequeathed a painting by an artist whose works sell for millions - but got a nasty shock when he auctioned it for what he hoped would be $10 million.
Mark Herman, 68, was given the abstract work by Chuck Close by his friend and former customer, Isidore Silver, a retired lawyer.
Silver, 87, had represented Close in a high profile First Amendment case against the University of Massachusetts in the 1960s, after the institution tried to ban him from displaying nude content as part of an exhibition of his work.
He was given the abstract nude by his former client and bequeathed it to Herman in his final days, after the two became good friends when Herman begun working as a dog walker for his beloved toy Poodle.
Other works by Close have fetched as much $4.8 million at auction and following a months long struggle to prove the painting's authenticity, Herman finally seemed poised to scoop a major payout.
'I was on cloud nine,' he told the New York Times. He even hallucinated that he would sell the painting for as much as $10M - while he was tripping on magic mushrooms
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
dude needs a good lawyer
I would have bought it for 42k any day.
I’m no artist, but why would a painting made in the 1960’s be worth $10 million dollars if the artist is not named Picasso?
Why did you do such?
At least Picasso had an objective for his badly drawn art. He was trying make 3D art into 4D art, by 3ding 3D art.
I can’t see anything from the Close paintings I looked up for the reason they are badly drawn.
IRS should go after the giver and collect the gift tax based on $10 million. slam dunk case (LOL)
Obviously you’re an unsophisticated rube. This work speaks deeply to my soul, and inspired the work of many others in what Rush used to call the arts and croissants crowd, including the artiste who created the crucified Ronald McDonald depicted in the article’s pictures, and the greatest of his generation, Hunter Biden
Can you hear the Antiques Road Show now and then sad trombone: wa-waaah.
Where’s the cocaine ?
$5 at a garage sale, presuming the frame could be repurposed.
Modern “Art” is driven by the Greater Fool Theory of finance. One fool finds a greater fool to buy his “art” It has the true value of Beanie Babies. Most of it is incredibly absurd. But there are lots of fools out there.
It still got 40,000 $. Only one bid.
So the guy is upset that the painting wasn’t worth what he expected??????
The article is not clear.
***It has the true value of Beanie Babies.***
I went by a book store years ago that had a huge crowd outside. I found they were auctioning off a new supply of Beanie Babies. it was women who were buying them.
Years later they found their beanie babies were worthless.
Same for my mother-in-law’s collection of old Barbie dolls.
It is something in women that thinks such things will become more valuable. Only thing I have found that will hold some value is ....guns.
Who knows look at the money Hunter received for his spit paintings.
Watched Woman in gold last night on Prime, Nazi’s took paintings from the Jews and Mrs Altman fought back to retrieve it and others from Austria, true story. I won’t say anymore.
-PJ
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