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“Who is b ** Jackson Pollock?”: 3 cases when people found masterpieces among the trash
Which of us did not dream of finding among the grandfather rubble a masterpiece worth millions? But, let’s admit, so few are lucky – and such lucky ones, most often, immediately fall on the pages of newspapers. Expensive works of art are most often found in the appropriate environment – in expensive homes and in expensive collections of collectors. But what circumstances preceded the finds of masterpieces among literally rubbish and trash?
In 1992, Teri Hortos bought a huge painting in a used goods store for a gift to her friend. The painting cost $ 8, but Teri bargained to five. The picture was so huge that it did not fit either at home or at the house of her friend, so Teri decided to sell it at the flea market. There, a man approached her, who said that this picture was similar to that of Jackson Pollock. “Who the fuck is Jackson Pollock?” Asked Teri. Later, with that name, a documentary will be released revealing an investigation of the authenticity of this canvas. Continue reading
What was the fate of “Big Sue”, which posed Freud’s grandson for the scandalous paintings that made him a millionaire
If the fame of the artists could be measured in kilograms, then the scales of Lucian Freud (yes, that scandalous grandson of the great psychoanalyst) would be heavier immediately by 127 kg. That was exactly what Big Sue had, the so-called model artist Sue Till, whom he depicted in one of his most famous paintings.
The woman, completely naked, seems to be sleeping soundly. And the artist is fascinated by her body: fat, not muscular and not fit, with, as Freud loved “100% made of flesh.” The folds of her massive body seem to flicker with all shades of brown, pink and white. As an artist, she crept up to her … and is the goddess angry when she wakes up?
Tilly was a close friend of the Australian artist and club promoter Lee Bowery – here they were photographed together in 1984 by parents Lee, Evelyn and Thomas. Continue reading
