Rick2you2

All a seller needs is one enthusiastic buyer, and since each piece is unique, neither the seller nor the buyer can replace it. But, it is a bit ridiculous. I have been following one cover around from dealer to dealer since it was in the $3-4,000 range. It went up to $5,500 and has now settled down at $5,000. It still won't move at that price. About 4-5 years ago, I bought a better piece by the same artist for $3,200.

Warren Buffet once said be fearful when others are greedy, be greedy when others are fearful.

Some of the high end pieces, as others have said, were too steep to justify, but there were some nice pages in the sub-$1,000 to be had. No purchases this time, and once again, a few old “friends” were offered —pieces that never seem to sell for years yet are still offered again at the previously unpurchased amounts. Does anyone who goes to these not already know their pricing from CAT or CAF (regular)?

The Supreme Court just decided that Warhol engaged in copyright infringement by using a published photo to which he made minor changes to create his art. According to a New York Times article, the 7-2 decision majority opinion focused on the overlapping use of the original photograph and Warhol’s work. But, Campbell’s soup would be in a different category as it was used for commercial purposes. So now we come to Lichtenstein and his famous panels. Infringement or not? I think not.

Absolutely right. If someone has a piece which I really wanted, I would pay more than FMV not less. I just bought a little piece in which I offered the seller more than he asked for precisely because I knew someone else wanted it. This makes me think that you ask if he will sign a contract to pay you liquidated damages if he tries to sell it within, say, 10 years of purchase. Shouldn’t be too hard to gin one up, and it may scare off the fakers.

But, the whole piece is stylistically unified, and is very similar to one I have from that vintage of the Phantom Stranger.

I'm glad you enjoyed it and got your money's worth. But no, it wouldn't work for me. Apart from my subject matter preferences, I'm more interested in the finished product than how the artist got there, although, I agree with Stelfreeze that Morrow is very good and under-appreciated. He has a realism in his work that I like, even if it isn't in the "heroic" tradition of over-bulked superheroes. From what I have seen, he is also good with his layouts, many of which use diagonal lines to separate panels, thereby adding artistry to talky parts of a story. You can find a fair number of his Spectre and Jonah Hex pages for sale in CAT, almost all of which are in Morelock territory.

Still and all, this doesn’t sound like the greatest thing since sliced bread. It means spending a lot of money to go to a place that shows artwork I don’t know, from books I can’t read, by artists who may not speak English, at prices which are too high. Admittedly, thanks to CAT, I am now curious about Jordi Benet, Felix Maynet, Milo Manera [at this point, let me interrupt my comment and say I sometimes hate autocorrect], and a few others, but not so much when I can’t read their work. If I eventually do go to a European show, it will probably be in Great Britain, where I would love to meet Arthur Ranson.

Not a pretty picture.

I’l bet Chaykin could do it, but he’d probably be pretty explicit.

Maybe it’s better that I skipped it. 💰

Was much there that wasn’t online?

The Batman page with his p*n*s showing.

Acid. Something even Cary Grant tried (and liked).

I wouldn’t call it a badge of honor. It’s just I know what I like, and my tastes don’t really change.

He really isn’t the only one, although the bulk of my collection is published art. I buy what I buy because for me, it’s fun, and I really don’t care what they will one day be worth. In many cases, they represent memories I like of meeting an artist or other people. In others, I just like enjoying them for what they are. Let me add that I would not mind if their value dropped, even though I have a few I overpaid for. A price drop means I can buy more. On the other hand, I don’t spend extra funds on some things other people love. No MB’s, BMW’s or other luxury cars, thank you (I got that out of my system when I was young). I consider foodies to be absurd. To me, it’s just nutrients. Travel? Been there, or don’t particularly care (one of my earliest memories of Rome was trying to catch lizards in the Circus Maximus). And the kids will do fine, guaranteed. So no, the money really doesn’t matter at all.

Uhh… no. After 40 years, I still haven’t sold anything. But, I also won’t spend much on art; only play money.

Which is also on legal documents. It is where you place a seal.

For the money, I like a number of Alvaro Bueno’s art which just showed up on CAT. Part of the “realistic” school, with nicely done pencils, and some inks.

Nice work, but I’ll pass.

Which is why I love to buy from them. It makes me feel like an ambush predator.

Here MS means Multiple Sclerosis.

Flynn looks a little disappointed. A picture of a woman he couldn’t seduce.

I think you may be right. It suggests to me that consignors think prices are down, so they are only offering their lesser pieces for now to raise money.

Adamstrange appeared to be sarcastic about Warhol’s and Lichtenstein’s artistic originality. I disagreed. They were excellent artists, but original in different ways than Frazetta. I pretty much share Michael Browning’s views.