Dick Perez paintings from Legendary

bn2cardz · #1 03-01-2013, 02:52 PM

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Originally Posted by perezfan

Greg...

I'm sure your sentiments are shared by very many (myself included). There was, however, a slight difference in the price realized for the Kreindler, and that of the Dick Perez paintings.

I haven't done the math (and don't intend to), but would bet that all of the Perez paintings added together fell short of the Kreindler masterpiece.

And derservedly so, IMHO!!

As mentioned in my previous post, Kreindler, is a great painter but that doesn't detract from Perez's paintings and the place he has made for himself in sports history. You really can't compare the two painters though, Kreindler is a photorealism painter, whereas Perez allows a little more interpretation through vibrant colors and highlights his paintings are not meant to fall into the photorealism category. It would be like comparing Peter Max (another artist that I would love to own a piece from) and Salvador Dali.

Kreindler and Perez paint the same subject matter but with different artistic POVs.

perezfan · #2 03-01-2013, 02:56 PM

True... and very tempting to go back and look at some of those that didn't sell. If only REA, Lelands and SCP weren't looming on the horizon...

BTW, I love your Lombardi as well. Wonderful image from the '39 World Series. May have been the only high point for the Reds. Great pickup!

effe · #3 03-05-2013, 01:31 PM

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Originally Posted by perezfan

True... and very tempting to go back and look at some of those that didn't sell. If only REA, Lelands and SCP weren't looming on the horizon...

BTW, I love your Lombardi as well. Wonderful image from the '39 World Series. May have been the only high point for the Reds. Great pickup!

Are the unsold items available for sale? If so, do you know if they are still subject to the buyers premium?

Forever Young · #4 03-05-2013, 02:23 PM

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Originally Posted by effe

Are the unsold items available for sale? If so, do you know if they are still subject to the buyers premium?

There were a ton of paintings at John Roger's booth at the national last year. Perhaps reach out to that group to see of they have any more available???

HRBAKER · #5 03-01-2013, 02:56 PM

It's not an either or proposition.
I won the Eddie Collins.

bn2cardz · #6 03-01-2013, 03:20 PM

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Originally Posted by HRBAKER

It's not an either or proposition.

That is what I was pointing out. I would love to own them both. Just like I would like to own a Honus Wagner T206 and an Anson Old Judge.

ethicsprof · #7 03-01-2013, 03:59 PM

congratulations on the extraordinary Perez acquisitions.
I won the Perez Clark Griffith from an earlier Legendary auction and it has a central
place in the hall leading to my office.
I believe that both Perez and Kreindler are masterful artists in their own very different domains; i.e. their own unique approach to aesthetics.
I chose the aging Clark Griffith of Perez because I was looking for a perspective which would convey the artist's own gifts at discerning the
qualities of dedication, perseverance, and stoicism which Griffith embodies
as a baseball pioneer for well over a half-century. Perez knows these qualities, has lived them, and was able to move beyond the photorealism which was referred to in an earlier post. This in no way detracts from
my appreciation of Kreindler and Houle for their amazing realism---and more.
again, congratulations
all the best,
barry

bn2cardz · #8 03-01-2013, 04:16 PM

I would have loved to get in on the November auction (perez paintings had lower min bids then), but for some reason my registration didn't take. I had to contact them at the beginning of this auction to see why I still was unable to bid, they fixed it making this the first time I could bid in their auctions.

drc · #9 03-02-2013, 01:30 AM

I'm not a fan of Perez' paintings, but that's just my personal taste.

Forever Young · #10 03-05-2013, 09:38 AM

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Originally Posted by bn2cardz

I would have loved to get in on the November auction (perez paintings had lower min bids then), but for some reason my registration didn't take. I had to contact them at the beginning of this auction to see why I still was unable to bid, they fixed it making this the first time I could bid in their auctions.

Maybe it was because they couldn't read your name???

heeh jk man! I like the umpire action in that painting.

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Originally Posted by drc

I'm not a fan of Perez' paintings, but that's just my personal taste.

+1

I didn't mind his stuff back in the day(attempt at more realism) but he tried too hard to be different on these new ones and they just don't do it for me...AT ALL. That being said, I am sure there are items that I own/purchased that many would not like so to each their own. I think he has a name because of his work with the card companies way back when but that is where it ends. I just can't get over the paintings like this...sorry.
http://www.legendaryauctions.com/Lot...ntoryid=129568
or this
http://www.legendaryauctions.com/Lot...ntoryid=129573.

Ironically, the one that I liked best never sold. So maybe my taste is horrible...haha.
http://www.legendaryauctions.com/Lot...ntoryid=129577

bn2cardz · #11 03-05-2013, 10:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Forever Young

I didn't mind his stuff back in the day(attempt at more realism) but he tried too hard to be different on these new ones and they just don't do it for me...AT ALL. That being said, I am sure there are items that I own/purchased that many would not like so to each their own. I think he has a name because of his work with the card companies way back when but that is where it ends. I just can't get over the paintings like this...sorry.
http://www.legendaryauctions.com/Lot...ntoryid=129568
or this
http://www.legendaryauctions.com/Lot...ntoryid=129573.

Ironically, the one that I liked best never sold. So maybe my taste is horrible...haha.
http://www.legendaryauctions.com/Lot...ntoryid=129577

I like those ones too, but hey it is all about taste. You obviously love realism, I like it to be mixed. The only real problem I have with the paining you love is that it is, at first glance, just a painting of an old man taking notes. The ones I love are the one's that at first glance are a baseball scene yet if you know things about sports then maybe the content may mean more to you. The Conlon is all about the knowledge of the content.

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