Romanian Mom may have burnt stolen paintings worth millions

Started by Syt, July 18, 2013, 02:03:46 PM

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Crazy_Ivan80

Quote from: Peter Wiggin on July 19, 2013, 12:06:26 AM
Quote from: The Brain on July 18, 2013, 03:11:27 PM
I fail to be very upset over the loss of some paintings of which we have good pictures.

Indeed. The artists' work survives.

but not the originals. Copies technically have no value as they can be remade infinitely (in some rare instances a very skilled copyist can make a version that gains value and fame on its own but it's rare).

in other news: http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/valuable-martin-luther-pamphlets-stolen-from-german-museum-a-911340.html

Eddie Teach

They don't have monetary value. But IMO the importance of art rests not in the canvas or clay but in the ideas residing therein.
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The Brain

I got the impression that the monetary value lost was just some millions of pounds.
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Eddie Teach

Million dollar originals are just vanity items for rich folk.
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garbon

Quote from: CountDeMoney on July 19, 2013, 05:54:13 AM
garbon hates museums.  They're pretentious.

I think Teach hates art. 'A print just is good enough that we shouldn't be upset about the loss of an original painting' - god...
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Eddie Teach

Quote from: garbon on July 19, 2013, 06:07:01 AM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on July 19, 2013, 05:54:13 AM
garbon hates museums.  They're pretentious.

I think Teach hates art. 'A print just is good enough that we shouldn't be upset about the loss of an original painting' - god...

No, I just don't believe art is a physical object.
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The Brain

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