"Told through the stories of the three collectors and the homes the collection grew around, this exhibition explores a remarkable time queer history and the history of British art."
Luckily it's easy to rise above such things when the art is of this quality.
Oh, yes. The illegal immigrant and gay angles are played up in the interpretation, but it is possible to appreciate the art and the overall story without those aspects. Actually, the wall labelling is pretty restrained.
What a beautiful collection of paintings. Thank you so much for sharing it with us. It’s sad that collecting art has come to be seen as a privilege exclusive to the rich. My own grandparents owned a piece by George W. Morrison, a very minor, self-taught Ulster painter - he’d previously been a cricketer. They saw a display of his work at a department store in Belfast called Anderson & McAuley’s, in the 1960’s, and just bought one. Its provenance is the time it spent on my grandparents’ wall, which is pretty special to us.
Buying for pleasure really is the only way. You'll get years of enjoyment from original art and your children/legatees will also. It is also a tangible legacy and link to your family's past and their taste. It is literally cultural inheritance, regardless of monetary value.
Definitely. I’ve known people who’ve bought art as an investment, despite not particularly liking the pieces. When the art didn’t increase in value as they’d hoped, they were mightily fed up and stuck with pieces they didn’t care for. It’s always best to just go with what you like. The art I have on the walls here is a real hodgepodge - there’s no theme whatsoever!
Thank you - this is a must-see.
Although when I click on the museum's page:
"Told through the stories of the three collectors and the homes the collection grew around, this exhibition explores a remarkable time queer history and the history of British art."
Luckily it's easy to rise above such things when the art is of this quality.
Oh, yes. The illegal immigrant and gay angles are played up in the interpretation, but it is possible to appreciate the art and the overall story without those aspects. Actually, the wall labelling is pretty restrained.
What a beautiful collection of paintings. Thank you so much for sharing it with us. It’s sad that collecting art has come to be seen as a privilege exclusive to the rich. My own grandparents owned a piece by George W. Morrison, a very minor, self-taught Ulster painter - he’d previously been a cricketer. They saw a display of his work at a department store in Belfast called Anderson & McAuley’s, in the 1960’s, and just bought one. Its provenance is the time it spent on my grandparents’ wall, which is pretty special to us.
Buying for pleasure really is the only way. You'll get years of enjoyment from original art and your children/legatees will also. It is also a tangible legacy and link to your family's past and their taste. It is literally cultural inheritance, regardless of monetary value.
Definitely. I’ve known people who’ve bought art as an investment, despite not particularly liking the pieces. When the art didn’t increase in value as they’d hoped, they were mightily fed up and stuck with pieces they didn’t care for. It’s always best to just go with what you like. The art I have on the walls here is a real hodgepodge - there’s no theme whatsoever!