tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post2146947077748084239..comments2024-03-29T15:04:20.549+11:00Comments on ART and ARCHITECTURE, mainly: Camille Pissarro's painting of Montmartre: a record at auctionHelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-69313954407665840652014-05-05T00:00:42.180+10:002014-05-05T00:00:42.180+10:00Parnassus
thank you. I want Boulevard Montmartre ...Parnassus<br /><br />thank you. I want Boulevard Montmartre Spring Morning to be worth a record price because it is fresh and energetic, and because Pissarro handled changing climate and colour very elegantly. But I sometimes fear it fetched a record price at auction because of the painting's infamous history.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-7714801283839803062014-05-04T17:16:19.051+10:002014-05-04T17:16:19.051+10:00Hello Hels, This post reminds us of the complicat...Hello Hels, This post reminds us of the complicated intertwinings of art and politics, not only in later misappropriations and legal battles, but also in those issues concerning the original artists. I'm not sure that the beauty and cultural value of an artwork is totally separate from the ethics of its creator, and knowing the anti-Dreyfuss attitude of such giants as Degas and Renoir has to diminish their works to some degree, at least in my eyes. <br />--Jim<br /><br />P.S.: I agree with you wholeheartedly that this painting is a miracle of lightness and elegance, and well deserves its record-setting price.Parnassushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08958901307538141468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-51590189074418525382014-05-04T03:43:34.258+10:002014-05-04T03:43:34.258+10:00Student
Even if galleries bought paintings withou...Student<br /><br />Even if galleries bought paintings without doing their due diligence first, they did not do the original theft and will not willingly give up paintings they paid for.<br /><br />So I agree that some financial compensation is necessary, IF the galleries are to give the art back to the rightful owners. But would insurance parties come to the party?? Would the nation's central government??Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-60425313183560582542014-05-04T03:37:22.081+10:002014-05-04T03:37:22.081+10:00Jane and Lance
I have seen a number of the 14 pai...Jane and Lance<br /><br />I have seen a number of the 14 paintings that Pissarro did looking down at Boulevard Montmartre - morning with cloudy weather, night, spring, in traffic, without traffic and wet. They were all fresh, energetic and filled with the seasonal light. <br /><br />Not bad for a nearly 70 year old!Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-65868709696382629332014-05-03T20:17:06.513+10:002014-05-03T20:17:06.513+10:00I agree. Even if galleries thought they bought art...I agree. Even if galleries thought they bought art legitimately, they aren't going to give back the works for no compensation. Insurance will have to pay galleries a fair price or the rightful owners will never see their art again.Student of Historynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-45008378746539051592014-05-03T19:31:30.841+10:002014-05-03T19:31:30.841+10:00Hello Helen,
The Pissarro painting of Montmartre ...Hello Helen,<br /><br />The Pissarro painting of Montmartre is truly lovely. Such movement in the picture, the freshness of the colours so reminiscent of early Spring and a lightness of touch that us so wonderful. To be able to look at this on one's wall each day would surely lift the spirits.<br /><br />This is a most interesting background to the work. One cannot help but wonder, however, what has become of so many works that were confiscated or forced to be sold. Will they ever come to light? Perhaps not in our lifetimes.Jane and Lance Hattatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16831890261259302647noreply@blogger.com