To sell or not to sell?

I would sell if i were you then go back down to the hotel using the proffits of the sale from this painting and buy more and buy a house in france and spend the rest of your days happy skiing !!!

That sounds a wonderful idea

Rose;

Quite the story and turn of events. Whatever you do don't be hasty. That's a chunk of ski trip money you're so close to. I hope your husband is a skier as well so as to enjoy this potential windfall in the best way possible (aka: ski trips).

The painting looks that possibly the artist painted over a previous effort on the same canvas. Look at the upper left corner and tell me if it looks like a "wizzard" -- like from King Arthur's court... and looking at the upper half of the painting it looks like something beneath is coming through. Does it look like this in person?

It is certainly colorful and is already a great conversation piece. For these reasons I would be inclined to hang onto it for a while; but keep in touch with any art dealers you might find. They should know of collectors who when they know you have a picture which "isn't" for sale they will want it all the more and ... well, the laws of supply & demand can only help your cause.

If you would prefer finding a home in the "New World" for this item, I'm sure Hirsty & davidmpires would understand why a wall in my home would be more suitable. :mrgreen:

Congratulations on your investment --- this should provide hours of fun -- well more than the $200 CDN it cost you. :!:

Mike :wink:

All of Teds paintings seem to look like they started out as one thing and ended up as another. He did actually send us some photographs, (he is a great photographer), of and around Tintagel and one that he said inspired the painting, I sort of see where he is coming from, its of trees and a waterfall, with a few meadow plants. Actually the photo blown up and framed would look nicer. The painting is called shallott flowers, but my hubby insists on calling it onion flowers :lol:

Was wondering where you located the info on his paintings at Sotheby's and Christie's --- I looked and was unable to get any results on Ted's paintings. My husband was pulled in as well when we were there several years ago and happened to purchase SIX of them !!! :roll:

First had a letter from John Maplin telling me about the sale. Looked on Sothebys site and there had been a gallery of Teds work with a headline of what one of his paintings had fetched.
About two weeks ago took my painting to a local valuers and auction house who suggested I insure it for £15,000, 'cos they had heard through the grapevine that his paintings were in big demand at the moment. But also that it was only worth what some-one was prepared to pay for it.
Six paintings........how much did he charge for those. I have read on some traveller review sites that he actually gave several people paintings for free. But we shall see, I still have not done anything with mine, its still not framed.

I cant find it now, been searching around for last half hour, found one of his paintings in a small art gallery and it said estimate at auction £60. Mind you it was horrible :lol:

Sell it. Live for the day.