Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/03/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Heya Luggers! A propos of the recent thread on archival quality prints and selling to the general public, there's an article in today's NYTimes on what how and why the general public buys "art" for itself. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/03/08/living/08WALL.html?pagewanted=all An excerpt: "Polly Clive, a television director in Boston ... bought a framed black-and-white photograph of peonies by Tom Baril, and she bought it to go with her walls. "Having just painted the flat yellow, I was struck by how fantastic black and white would look," she said. Ms. Clive also enjoyed the exclusivity of a limited edition. She got No. 1 out of 2,500. "Obviously 2,500 is a very large number," Ms. Clive said, "but it makes you feel like you have something that not everyone chose, or could get." But, at $450, framed, is it art? Or just pretty? Will it mature in art market terms?" My guess is that it will mature in market terms about as much as a Beenie Baby. Better hope it doesn't fade much. xoxo, Erminia