Friday, November 3, 2023

THE GUSTAVE BAUMANN 'MISTAKE'......


40 YEARS AGO, I HAD THIS GUSTAVE BAUMANN PRINT, THAT I BOUGHT AT A JUNK STORE IN SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO...IN THE LATE 1970's,  LEANING AGAINST A WALL, NEXT TO A CABINET......AND HAD NEVER CONSIDERED IT 'A GREAT WORK OF ART'....IT REMAINED 'AGAINST THE WALL' FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS....WITH A 'PRICE TAG' OF, AT MOST, $250......EVENTUALLY, SOME ONE FANCIED IT AS A GIFT FOR A FRIEND....I OFFERED IT FOR 'THE BUYER'S GIFT BUDGET'.....AND FORGOT ABOUT THE PRINT......THEN, JUST YESTERDAY, WATCHING THE SOTHEBY'S 'ROAD SHOW' ON PUBLIC TELEVISION!!  WTF!!   

 


1 comment:

vaporcloud said...

https://www.pbs.org/video/appraisal-gustave-baumann-color-woodblock-prints-ca-1925-tlw/