the table seems a little lo... maybe its cuz people were shorter back then... and the shooter is tall...Island Drive said:
$320,000 painting "The Hustler" up for auction
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Tennesseejoe said:
My mistake, but you know what I was referring to.
lol... i really want Van Gogh's American Pie... i hear he does a pretty realistic representation of the chevy by the levee...Tennesseejoe said:
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I hear that! And I wish I had a giant home with lots of wall space, closets-full of cash to spend on covering those walls with great art, and a staff of assistants to keep them all dusted. And while they are doing that, I'll be flying my P-51 Mustang in dogfights and airshows and otherwise hallicinating... All it takes is money. I guess I should get back to work and make some!Tennesseejoe said:
Sorry to Hijack your thread Mikie, but what model plane do you fly regularly- or do you own one? I have flown an RV4, and was interested in building one, but now I don't have the space.
RV-4s are awesome, but I would be afraid to fly a plane I built!Josh Palmer said:
My airplane, shown in the avatar, is a Waco Classic Super Model YMF-5. It an open cockpit biplane designed in the early 30s, The Golden Age of Aviation. Certainly the prettiest biplane that ever went flying. I flew mine for 7 years, all over the USA and Europe, just for the fun/adventure of it. Lots of stories (click here). Stopped flying to do other stuff, like shoot pool. Flying, like pool, takes up a lot of "bandwidth", if you do it right...
I agree.. that is a beautiful plane.. but if I had the money, I would have a Pitts if I could for the hell of it. I think I messed up by not becoming a commercial pilot, but oh well.. that and 100 other mistakes I've made.. No wonder I'm broke! lol
Update...
The painting of The Hustler, by Leroy Neiman, went up for auction on Dec. 3, but failed to sell for the reserve, which I am now told was $180,000. And according to the selling gallery, it can be purchased at that price (180k) until Thursday at 5pm, at which time it goes back to Neiman's studio. My guess is that it could probably be bought for less than that number after that because there would be no fees for auction house or gallery. Seems there is a HUGE variation in price for art, and newbies can get totally scalped... kinda like pool.
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The painting of The Hustler, by Leroy Neiman, went up for auction on Dec. 3, but failed to sell for the reserve, which I am now told was $180,000. And according to the selling gallery, it can be purchased at that price (180k) until Thursday at 5pm, at which time it goes back to Neiman's studio. My guess is that it could probably be bought for less than that number after that because there would be no fees for auction house or gallery. Seems there is a HUGE variation in price for art, and newbies can get totally scalped... kinda like pool.
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Pay me $100 Gs and I'll knock it off for you. I've been dying to actually sell something I've painted instead of giving away. But you'll have to frame it yourself. LOL everyone knows that frames are usually worth more than the art they hold.
James
James