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<p>[QUOTE="GinoLR, post: 19246376, member: 128351"]The problem with collecting paintings, statues, etc. is that you need a lot of room to properly display your collection. Contemporary art, in particular, is best highlighted by large white surfaces all around. </p><p><br /></p><p>My dad used to collect relatively small drawings and paintings by 19th c. artists he could find at the flea market or from antique dealers in the 1950s. He found some interesting pictures by Manet, Corot, Daubigny, Daumier, Jongkind, Millet, etc. They were hanging on the walls in the dining room, the living room, the corridors, his office, etc. There were some sculptures, too. Our apartment was a small, very small Musée d'Orsay (well before this museum existed). Of course all these pictures were displayed one next to another, it created a curious old 19th c. atmosphere... </p><p><br /></p><p>At least, ancient coins do not need so much room. Unfortunately it is a solitary hobby, ancient coins are not to be displayed in the living room... </p><p><br /></p><p>We like pictures and sculptures, and preferably not small ones, by old Oriental or contemporary Western artists. I cannot make a collection of them for lack of room. But we got a few... Of course they are not the work of superstars of art history (not like Rose's own collection of Degas, Picasso, etc. she carried with her at the beginning of the movie Titanic), </p><p>[MEDIA=youtube]3OxQjiBpyzk[/MEDIA]</p><p>but we like them and they create in the house a warm atmosphere. The rule is one wall one work: no accumulation. Because of this, and it's a pity, there are nice things stored in the basement...[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="GinoLR, post: 19246376, member: 128351"]The problem with collecting paintings, statues, etc. is that you need a lot of room to properly display your collection. Contemporary art, in particular, is best highlighted by large white surfaces all around. My dad used to collect relatively small drawings and paintings by 19th c. artists he could find at the flea market or from antique dealers in the 1950s. He found some interesting pictures by Manet, Corot, Daubigny, Daumier, Jongkind, Millet, etc. They were hanging on the walls in the dining room, the living room, the corridors, his office, etc. There were some sculptures, too. Our apartment was a small, very small Musée d'Orsay (well before this museum existed). Of course all these pictures were displayed one next to another, it created a curious old 19th c. atmosphere... At least, ancient coins do not need so much room. Unfortunately it is a solitary hobby, ancient coins are not to be displayed in the living room... We like pictures and sculptures, and preferably not small ones, by old Oriental or contemporary Western artists. I cannot make a collection of them for lack of room. But we got a few... Of course they are not the work of superstars of art history (not like Rose's own collection of Degas, Picasso, etc. she carried with her at the beginning of the movie Titanic), [MEDIA=youtube]3OxQjiBpyzk[/MEDIA] but we like them and they create in the house a warm atmosphere. The rule is one wall one work: no accumulation. Because of this, and it's a pity, there are nice things stored in the basement...[/QUOTE]
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