Sold for a Mere Pittance... (the loss of the greatest works of art)

Fox News, Sunday (via the Art Renewal Center) ^ | August 6, 2000, London | By Dalya Alberge

[vannrox]

To ee examples of these artists and what was deemed to be worthless... GO HERE.

[Paul Atreides]

We would like them back, most definitely."

In the words of Audrey II: That's tough titty, kid.

[gd124]

Disgusting, yet typical of the bizarre desire to be fashionable that many institutions seem to have, regardless of whether what is fashionable has any true worth or not.

[Henchman]

In their parlance...Something isn't quite right" here. Is this the same museums that squirrel away art in basements for 100 years to prevent return of stolen property to the righful owners? Wouldst stoop so low? No fanfare? So, no payoffs to any one or curator kickbacks...hmmm...something is afoot!

[Asclepius]

Mr Wright said, adding that many were bought by the heavyweight dealers Agnews and Colnaghi, who clearly appreciated the importance of the artists, even if the museums did not ...

A deal is a deal, goofball.

[Paul Atreides]

Are these also the same museums that feature worthless stuff, like dirty bathtubs, and try to pass it off a culturally significant pieces of art?

[visualops]

That would be the way of the "art world". Galleries and museums are the last places that appreciate art. It's all fashion and politics. When a pre-teen who can copy-cat "modern art" is called the next Picasso and sells works for $20,000, you know the the whole thing is dog poo.

[ClearCase_guy]

That was what I was thinking. An exquisite painting by Waterhouse, depicting a heart-wrenching scene from Classical mythology? How trite. How boring. How worthless.

Paint spattered on a torn canvas by a drunken psychotic? I will gladly pay you $20 Million.

The 20th Century was not kind to the Art world. The inmates were allowed to run the asylum.

[Paul Atreides]

It is all about the continuing assault on standards. If someone can say that art can be anything from a blank canvas, to a dirty sock nailed to a board, then who are we to argue?

[txzman]

Want to bet those works "not worth keeping" went to trusted friends in the business?

[supercat]

It is all about the continuing assault on standards. If someone can say that art can be anything from a blank canvas, to a dirty sock nailed to a board, then who are we to argue?

Have you taken the Art or Crap challenge? How'd you do?

[stop_fascism]

I don't see the problem. A painting that would be hidden away in a museum's basement is sold to someone who will cherise it. Some day it will be sold back to a museum that wants it.

[RippleFire]

bump

[Antoninus]

For the record, from the Current Communist Goals circa 1964...

22. Continue discrediting American culture by degrading all forms of artistic expression. An American Communist cell was told to "eliminate all good sculpture from parks and buildings, substitute shapeless, awkward and meaningless forms."

23. Control art critics and directors of art museums. "Our plan is to promote ugliness, repulsive, meaningless art."

24. Eliminate all laws governing obscenity by calling them "censorship" and a violation of free speech and free press.

25. Break down cultural standards of morality by promoting pornography and obscenity in books, magazines, motion pictures, radio, and TV.

[Age of Reason]

Neat link. Thanks!

[ClearCase_guy]

I scored 14 out of 16. Interesting quiz.

[supercat]

I scored 14 out of 16. Interesting quiz.

Pretty good. Better than me. What'd you miss (by #)?

[Paul Atreides]

I got 8 out of 16. Of course, I said it was all crap, which it is. I pretty much knew which were considered "art," having taken a college course in modern art.

[Ditter]

In the 40's & 50's the Houston Museum of Art had a whole room full of Russells & Remingtons. They sold or traded them off for a bunch of of 60's & 70's comtemporary crap. They may have a couple left but not the room full that they had years ago.

[visualops]

11/16 lol