This piece by Philp Guston sold at Art Basel Miami Beach (2023) for $20 million… Think of all the good artwork you could purchase for that amount of cash…
Then…
For this piece by Marlene Dumas someone paid $9 million at Art Basel Miami Beach (2023).
But we must also bear in mind that these prices were reported by the gallerists that sold (or supposedly) the paintings…
Just a little background in case you do not know who these artists are…
PHILIP GUSTON (1913-1980): Canadian-American painter and muralist. He did a little bit of everything from Abstract Expressionism to what they call «social realism» (good grief!).
MARLENE DUMAS (1973): South African artist. I have written about her and about her magnificent sales. Please follow the link.
CONCLUSION:
To be fair and honest I must say that I do not dislike the piece by Marlene Dumas. Actually her work is quite good and at times interesting. But for the Guston I would not have paid a bloody penny…
Now it is your turn. What do you think. If you had that kind of money just lying around to buy art would these be the pieces you would buy?
CHEERS
JaZzArt en València 
Not a penny, for either!
Joanna
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I fully agree… Thank you so much Joanna! Have a lovely afternoon.
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You are welcome, Francesco!
Joanna
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hahahaha what to say….
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Not much mate..:
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Great topic! I guess there’s truly no accounting for some people’s taste 🤷.
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No, not at all I guess… 😊
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I think I would rather buy a house for that amount of money. I guess that is how the other half live?
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That surely is, and with 20 million dollars you could buy a mansion!
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Hah, I’m glad you said that because I don’t like either of them, but not being an artist myself, I’m usually hesitant to comment. Maybe I’m missing something fabulous 😊 Maggie
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Greetings Maggie! No, you are not missing anything. Basically there are only two types of art: good and bad… thanks so much! 😊
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