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are your prints ever likely to be worth anything?
given that the following iconic ( to some ) print LOT 1092 only sold for EUR 12,600 I rekon its fairly unlikely.
https://www.westlicht-auction.com/in...set=9&_ssl=off interesting to look through all of the lots and see what sold and what didn't. Even one Adams print starting EUR 15,000 didn't sell. And Cindy Sherman prints which have sold for millions for only a few thousand. There is no rhyme or reason to it as far as I can tell. Last edited by Argentum; 26th November 2012 at 07:12 PM. |
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you call that money I wouldn't get out of bed for that money ....
could somebody turn me I am getting bed sores |
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I'm not surprised it sold for (to some!) such a paltry price. It's a re-print from the 70's and hasn't probably been anywhere near HCB, which counts for a lot.
I was at ParisPhoto a couple of weeks ago and one thing I noticed was how galleries, having probably sold off most of the 'really' original iconic works, are trolling the back catalogue prints (and negatives) of famous photographers and trying to create a market for them. More a question of the 'name' rather than the quality of the photograph.
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In one quick answer - Nope!
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It's all about marketing if you want to make money from your photography. Those that have the marketing skills can make a few quid from it and those that don't won't. And of course you need a bit of talent too otherwise your work is unsaleable ( like I see a lot of in my local open gallery) |
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for my work hope springs eternal.
For the rest, there are many factors, in Sherman's case being overvalued beyond measure. just my opinion |
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Money
I do hope that my photographs have some sentimental value to my family. Nowadays I only take photographs for my own pleasure. If I had to take photographs to sell it would ruin my pleasure.
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as an answer to your question - are your prints ever likely to be worth anything? - I came across a quote today from a letter written by poet Marianne Moore to T.S.Eliot which sums up my thoughts well:
“I am sure it is true there is not money in poetry for anybody and to say that I dislike the thought of being a loss to a publisher is far more than a mere understatement. . . . The writing in itself pays one or something is wrong with it . . .”
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"are your prints ever likely to be worth anything?"
perhaps when I'm dead they'll take on some form of increased value to an amazingly small number of people.........right now I'm just an old timer still using a darkroom. |
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