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April 03, 2005
Are bloggers dogging the art world too?
Does the power of blogs know no bounds? I mean, are there limits? Apparently not. Earlier today I opined that bloggers were taking over investigative journalism, and linked to an article speculating that they're filling the void between intellectuals and the citizenry. And now I see clear evidence that bloggers are having a major impact upon art. Paddles were wagging at Doyle New York's annual Dogs in Art auction on February 15, 2005. Coinciding each year with the Westminster Kennel Club dog show, the auction offers two centuries of canine paintings, paintings, prints, bronzes and other objects.Estimated to fetch $30,000-50,000, huh? I wonder when that estimate was done. I just wonder. . . A little "background" is in order -- and I do mean background. Because, a scant six weeks before the auction, Glenn Reynolds was kind enough to link this post, featuring a photo of myself, Tom Brennan, and Sean Kinsell, sitting in front of an underdecorated background. As you can see, there's nothing on the wall, and I wasn't in the mood for decorating. As I said at the time, ....there should be something in that niche on the wall, but the spirit is there, and I am not about to Photoshop tasteful wall decorations into an informal luncheon snapshot"THERE HAVE TO BE SOME LIMITS, DAMMIT," agreed the InstaPundit. Little did I know what was coming next. This barest of bare backgrounds in turn inspired Jessica's Well to decorate the wall with -- you guessed it! -- one of the Cassius Marcellus Coolidge paintings from the same series mentioned above. And so, a scant six weeks after the Coolidge dog art became the subject of an InstaLanche, this previously underrated artist's paintings skyrocketed in value -- from $40,000 to well over half a million. (By any standard, that's art appreciation.) Coincidence? I should say not! (Doggone right there ought to be limits . . .) posted by Eric on 04.03.05 at 05:19 PM |
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