My experience is that smaller art galleries tend to have art from local artists, rather than pieces stolen from other countries. As an art student last year, I did two day trips to a nearby town that was an artist colony (prior to tourism and the housing crisis forcing out everyone but the wealthy) and while the largest gallery had some national and international works on display, they also prominently featured local artists, and the small galleries were 100% local.
Support your local art galleries, folks. The art is more ethically obtained (either purchased or loaned from the creator, not stolen), and you’re helping artists from your own community. Plus you get to see some amazing art from creators who aren’t famous enough for a big museum to pay attention to.
I was not aware of that, but appreciate the info. If you ever see the real thing it has the most grotesque, masturbatory Trumpist American gilded frame.
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Does anyone have their own art?
If you google for “brazillian paintings” the first and more recognizable painting is exposed on an argentinean private museum.
My experience is that smaller art galleries tend to have art from local artists, rather than pieces stolen from other countries. As an art student last year, I did two day trips to a nearby town that was an artist colony (prior to tourism and the housing crisis forcing out everyone but the wealthy) and while the largest gallery had some national and international works on display, they also prominently featured local artists, and the small galleries were 100% local.
Support your local art galleries, folks. The art is more ethically obtained (either purchased or loaned from the creator, not stolen), and you’re helping artists from your own community. Plus you get to see some amazing art from creators who aren’t famous enough for a big museum to pay attention to.
I visited The Met recently, and I’m reasonably sure Washington Crossing the Delaware originated in the US.
It’s actually German, lmao, though the artist grew up in America.
Oh, wow.
I was not aware of that, but appreciate the info. If you ever see the real thing it has the most grotesque, masturbatory Trumpist American gilded frame.
I didn’t know that of the top of my head, I just vaguely remembered something about it and WW2, so I google the painting.
Strangely enough, that’s how I’ve always imagined it.
Yeah, when I was standing in front of it it occurred to me that this was one of the most vulgarly nationalistic things I’ve ever seen.