I'm fortunate enough to do a bit of hillwalking, and there's nothing more exhilarating than being at a summit, and looking at 360 degree sky. If it's clear enough that is
Mind you - that there eastern sky in the capital isn't nearly as good as our western one...
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
What I don't get is why, if experts find it difficult to prove that a painting was painted by a master, it is 'worth' thousands or millions less if it is deemed to have been painted by someone else. It's still the same painting.
It’s all to do with the value that is placed on the mystique of ‘history’ and ‘provenance’ by the collectors who really are ‘investors’ by another name. Knowing that a particular brushstroke was made by Rembrandt rather than ‘yours truly’ seems to make paintings more desirable so the collectors enthralled by that mystique will outbid each other to buy it.
If later on that collector needs to access his wealth another buyer will outbid others to buy it from him ... as long as it really is by Rembrandt.
If an expert examined the painting and said that they’d found evidence that the painting was by Dovefromabove and not by Rembrandt it’s unlikely that there’d be a rush of collectors to buy it so the owner’s investment will have been lost.
It’s the same as if you bought a solid gold necklace ... if you then tried to sell it but it was discovered that it was only gold plated you wouldn’t get back as much as you’d paid for it.
For most art collectors the art is primarily an investment ... they sometimes, but not always, prefer to buy a painting they like ... but it’s not usually the most important thing.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I’ve just seen this post, how sad and bitter some of your are and doubtful of the artist who is my husband. The painting created on the programme did indeed sell for £600. It wasn’t priced at that, that’s what they wanted to pay. Come on stop being jealous of self made peoples success. Artistnelliehearn.co.uk is genuine so what’s the problem !! Unbelievable!
I’m totally astounded at some of these unkind comments above. I am not responsible for this post and have no idea where it came from so please cease these accusations. Thank you for the nice comments though. Neil Hearn aka Artist Nellie Hearn
Which posts specifically are you two complaining about? It's an old thread that's only continuing because you've stirred it up (again) which only adds fuel to the fire of the free advertising accusations and there's not exactly much in the way of 'sad, jealous' people posting as far as I can see. Not everyone has to enjoy your work I'm afraid.
If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
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I'm fortunate enough to do a bit of hillwalking, and there's nothing more exhilarating than being at a summit, and looking at 360 degree sky.
If it's clear enough that is
Mind you - that there eastern sky in the capital isn't nearly as good as our western one...
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
and ‘provenance’ by the collectors who really are ‘investors’ by another name. Knowing that a particular brushstroke was made by Rembrandt rather than ‘yours truly’ seems to make paintings more desirable so the collectors enthralled by that mystique will outbid each other to buy it.
If later on that collector needs to access his wealth another buyer will outbid others to buy it from him ... as long as it really is by Rembrandt.
If an expert examined the painting and said that they’d found evidence that the painting was by Dovefromabove and not by Rembrandt it’s unlikely that there’d be a rush of collectors to buy it so the owner’s investment will have been lost.
It’s the same as if you bought a solid gold necklace ... if you then tried to sell it but it was discovered that it was only gold plated you wouldn’t get back as much as you’d paid for it.
For most art collectors the art is primarily an investment ... they sometimes, but not always, prefer to buy a painting they like ... but it’s not usually the most important thing.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
though. Neil Hearn aka Artist Nellie Hearn