Lost Jackson Pollock painting found in a garage could be worth $15 million

[Silver Pines]

I would just soon as not be traumatized by art work.

@bigheadfred

 

Modern art is a scam...it's an Emperor-has-no-clothes thing.  You could put a brush in an elephant's trunk and get a similar result.

[catfish1957]

For nearly 18 months after unearthing the painting, Levine spent tens of thousands of dollars trying to authenticate the piece.

Here lies the quandary of unearthing or even bidding on ultra high end art without the correct provenance.   For every one of these success stories, lies a thousand cases,, where the "lucky" guy ends up being tens of thousands of dollars poorer.

Picasso as an example......    It is widely known and held that Picasso was extremely prolific artist.  However, only a very small percent of his art has that level of provenance needed for authentication.   The value of a Picasso, versus one "Attributed to..."  or "Manner of...."  exponentially drops.

Here is an interesting  article on the problematic nature of getting one authenticated.  (warning: headache inducing)

http://www.artnews.com/2013/01/02/authenticating-picasso/

[Just_Victor]

To this day I can't see the hidden image in these.

You have to train your eyes to converge at a distance while focusing close.  It's a horse.

[Fishrrman]

$15 million?
Some fool and his money will soon be parted… ;)

[bigheadfred]

$15 million?
Some fool and his money will soon be parted… ;)

Hopefully he sticks it where the sun don't shine.

heh heh heh

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Barnett Newman?

Another great example!  Probably a better example than the one I was trying to think of: Mark Rothko.

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@bigheadfred

 

Modern art is a scam...it's an Emperor-has-no-clothes thing.  You could put a brush in an elephant's trunk and get a similar result.

@CatherineofAragon

But you can't.  See http://www.gopbriefingroom.com/index.php/topic,267209.msg1356177.html#msg1356177



But that's the thing...you can't.

[rodamala]

I like his early, pre-Paris stuff.

I'm trying to think of the guy who did giant paintings of just half one color and half another.

Rothko

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[rodamala]

Another great example!  Probably a better example than the one I was trying to think of: Mark Rothko.

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@rodamala

Thanks!

[bigheadfred]

@CatherineofAragon

But you can't.  See http://www.gopbriefingroom.com/index.php/topic,267209.msg1356177.html#msg1356177



But that's the thing...you can't.

Here is a result for ya. I followed your link and read the article. Then did an image search for #14.



heh heh heh

Throw that in the fractal chaos dynamic prognosticator.

But really, I don't care what type of mathematical precision you can attribute to anything. If it looks like crap why have it around to look at?