Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2020/05/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I remember that auction. I made a lowball bid for Salgado's print of Churchgate Station in Mumbai, but did not win! Cheers Jayanand On Sun, May 3, 2020 at 5:14 AM John Lee via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> wrote: > You could also try the auction houses. > <https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2020/photographs-2> > > ?John > > On Saturday, May 2, 2020, Richard Clompus via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> > wrote: > > > Well said. Thank you. I?ve been educated. > > > > Be well, > > Richard > > > > > On May 2, 2020, at 11:38 AM, Christopher Crawford < > > chris at chriscrawfordphoto.com> wrote: > > > > > > I have been a professional artist for 25 yrs and have never once been > > asked by a collector what kind of prints I sell, nor has any said they > > consider inkjet prints inferior. The serious art world just doesn't care. > > That's a fetish of amateur photographers who need to prop up their own > work > > by making it about the medium. The art world doesn't care about the > medium, > > they care about the image. > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Chris Crawford > > > Fine Art Photography > > > Fort Wayne, Indiana > > > 260-437-8990 > > > > > > http://www.chriscrawfordphoto.com My portfolio > > > > > > http://www.facebook.com/pages/Christopher-Crawford/48229272798 > > > Like My Work on Facebook > > > > > > > > > ?On 5/2/20, 12:10 PM, "LUG on behalf of Jayanand Govindaraj via LUG" > > <lug-bounces+chris=chriscrawfordphoto.com at leica-users.org on behalf of > > lug at leica-users.org> wrote: > > > > > > No, not at all. It is a bias well past its fly by date, IMHO. I have > > > digitally printed signed, numbered, limited editions of Ted's work > as > > well. > > > > > > If you want HCB, estate stamped, look for Magnum posters, It all > > depends on > > > whether you want - something iconic on your wall to enjoy, or an > > > investment, It is all up to you. > > > > > > https://www.magnumphotos.com/shop/collections/posters/ > > > > > > Cheers > > > Jayanand > > > > > > On Sat, May 2, 2020 at 9:29 PM Richard Clompus via LUG < > > lug at leica-users.org> > > > wrote: > > > > > >> I?ve purchased fine art photographs from galleries over the years from > > >> photographers that have excited me. Usually they are from > photographers > > >> that I read about during my college years. I?d love to have a silver > > >> halide print from Henri Cartier-Bresson or Eugene Smith but at $30,000 > > USD, > > >> they are out of my league and only a dream. > > >> > > >> Even though there are really nice looking fine art b&w prints from ink > > jet > > >> pigments, I somehow don?t give them as much respect as a silver print > > when > > >> purchasing as a fine art print for my walls. > > >> > > >> Does anyone else have this bias? > > >> > > >> Be well, > > >> Richard > > >> > > >> Richard Clompus > > >> California > > >> > > >> > > >> _______________________________________________ > > >> Leica Users Group. > > >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Leica Users Group. > > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more > information > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Leica Users Group. > > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information