Dear Art Lover,
I really enjoyed this article about
how a man meets a woman and teaches her his new passion. Together they create something magical. I posted this in my recent art newsletter (a
different subscription: http://www.borsheimarts.com/contact.htm
), but you may read it here as well.
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Art Collecting: The Vogels
As an art collector myself, I found this interesting article online
written by Jed Lipinski. It is titled, “How a Working-Class Couple
Amassed a Priceless Art Collection” and it is the story of art
collectors Herb and Dorothy Vogel in New York City. The full article may
be found here:
Mr. Lipinski has written and engaging article that describes two love
affairs really. He tells how Dorothy and Herb met and how he shared his secret
passion with her. Their collection really became their life-long creation. Here
are some of my favorite excerpts from the article [all direct quotes].
They had
only a few criteria: The work had to be affordable; it had to fit in their
apartment; and it had be transportable via taxi or subway. Not part of the
equation? The artist’s reputation. “We bought what we liked,” Dorothy said.
“Simple as that.”
When they
spotted something beyond their means, they’d find a way to make the purchase:
They’d buy on credit; they’d forgo a vacation; they’d even throw in cat-sitting
to sweeten a deal. And the artists loved them for it.
[Artist
Lucio] Pozzi offered an alternate explanation. “To ask them to sell a piece of
their collection would be like asking me to cut off a square yard of one of my
paintings,” he said. “They were artists, and the collection was their work of
art.”
After Herb died in 2012, the
article quotes:
“I have no
regrets,” Dorothy said. “I’ve had a wonderful life. And I believe Herb and I
were made to be together.”
You may read the full newsletter
here and it contains the details of my current art sale (which ends 15 February
2016).
Thank
you. Peace,
Kelly
Borsheim, artist
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