Tuesday, April 03, 2007
4/03/2007 07:25:00 AM
4/03/2007 07:25:00 AM
Expensive White Canoe
posted by FH2o
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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Wuching said:
buy! buy! buy!
At Tuesday, 03 April, 2007 watercolourdude said:
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!!
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!!
At Tuesday, 03 April, 2007 leenmafia said:
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.
At Wednesday, 04 April, 2007 creART said:
"Architect's Home in the Ravine" does seem more interesting than the other one. That's for your comment on our blog. :)
At Wednesday, 04 April, 2007 creART said:
Oops. I meant to say thanks for your comment.
At Thursday, 12 April, 2007 blogsurfer said:
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.