This must qualify as the world’s most expensive white canoe; or rather a 1991 painting titled “White Canoe” by Scottish-born artist Peter Doig (who is living out his reputation as Europe’s most expensive living painter) that fetched a mind boggling $10 million at an auction at Sotheby’s according to a post by Gabrielle Lim & Peng Hee from Kuching at their blog creeART which showcase their own beautiful original artworks which I believed they sell for considerably much less! And frankly I find Gab and Hee’s work that much more accessible, interesting and appealing than the “White Canoe” which actually ‘does’ nothing for me! Unless I must be missing something. *sigh*But I do like his painting below - Architect’s Home in the Ravine, oil on canvas, 200cm x 275cm, 1991.
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buy! buy! buy!
Hi unker… long time no see…Sigh! My paintings can’t even fetch 1% of that price!
btw… what happened to our charity swap thingy? That Bako painting is now in Kuching with my brother, and I have yet to go kayaking with you ;-P… Guess I’m partly to blame for stalling the thing for so long!!
I must be missing something too. All I could see is a white blob which bears some semblance to a canoe amidst randomly splashed colours.
“Architect’s Home in the Ravine” does seem more interesting than the other one. That’s for your comment on our blog.
Oops. I meant to say thanks for your comment.
This is also one expensive painting. But it is not like those paintings I know that are very expensive but I don’t know what the true meaning is. The painting is beautiful.