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Originally Posted by Ronald Pagan
Has anyone actually seen Voice of Fire at the National Art Gallery?
Lol what a bunch of philistines. Prairie bumpkins arguing about what art is more or less valuable.
I'll tell you what, Voice of Fire's value has more than doubled since the Government bought it.
A general rule of thumb: when you have no idea about the subject you're talking about, it's best to just keep your mouth shut.
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Wow, and you wonder why maybe you don't get the respect that you think you deserve on this board, its post like this.
In terms of Voice of Fire's value, awesome, then the government should put it up for sale and see if anyone will actually throw a couple of million dollars at it, because I've seen it up close and personal and it certainly didn't blow my skirt up in awe.
Maybe this is the best time to sell it, I've dealt in the art market, and just because a piece of art has theoretically doubled in value doesn't actually mean its value is double. I've seen pieces of art that have quadrupled in value because of various factors such as the death of an artist, but when it comes time to sell it you get nowhere near that kind of interest.
Also in a country with a troubled economy, a crumbling health care system, poverty and yes environmental problems, please forgive me if I think that funding of the arts should take a really low priority in terms of doling out money.