[Req] Where to Buy Genuine Paintings and Statues

FrCrilly

Hi All,

I was in a posh Irish art gallery recently viewing original painting and metal statue works. As expected, everything was incredibly expensive.

Is anyone aware of an alternative distribution channel in which you can get genuine original work but at much lower prices? Examples of what I have in mind include:

1. a shy misunderstood genius who makes brilliant stuff in his/her garage and sells it at the local open market
2. a street in a foreign city (that Ryanair fly near to) where artists that specialise in this niche sell to the public

Alternatively, if you know a distribution method (and a distributor) that I haven’t thought of then that would also be most welcome.

Thanks In Advance for all responses.

mrmac

I know what you mean about prices!
I have bought dozens of paintings on (fl)ebay, just make sure you are buying directly from the artist. You can some fantastic pieces, at great prices! I'd suggest lurking there for a while, to get to know what's available, and who the regular sellers are.

One tip though, photos can completely change the look of a painting! Often I have bought paintings that have arrived, and they're either darker, or lighter, than they looked in the pic! I also have to admit, I've bought some real junk!

ThenComesDudley

put up add in the art colleges ,, some very talented people... and wont cost as much buying direct from the artist, as there wont be a middle man taking his 50%

mrmac

ThenComesDudley wrote: »

put up add in the art colleges ....

+1 for that. My collection started when I was in college. I shared a house with some great guys doing Art. I bought loads of stuff over the 4 years. Used to pick up the scraps of pieces that where left over after exhibitions, or projects, and it was a win/win for everyone! Pity I don't have any of it left!! I used to get the stuff framed and give them away as presents

bunny2009

I know a Dublin artist. Check out www.jamescallisart.com. He exhibits occasionally on ST stephens green.

irishlostboy

try some of the gallaries on francis street in dublin.
tbh, complaining about the price of art and similar is pretty rich. if you cannot do it yourself, at least have the respect for those who can to pay according to the skills they have worked hard to develop. personally, i hope people who are out to "score a great deal" on art get as much satisfaction from their "deals" as the respect they give to the creators.
in fact, better yet! i hope their kids become artists, so they can experience first hand what it means

Moliform

In many of the the art colleges the final year students exhibit their art at the end of the college year and most of it is for sale. I was at the Crawford College (Cork) one last May and some of the work was amazing (although I'm biased as my sister was exhibiting!). Nevertheless its a great opportunity to buy from up and coming artists. Perhaps contact the colleges directly for details

Tiriel

The last time I was in the Bernard Shaw pub, there was lots of art on the walls and it was all for sale. some of it was amazing too - I think it's students from NCAD but I'm not positive, prices were definitely reasonable for what you get. Lovely work!

ttm

Where I used to work we bought copies. That was after all the genuine John Cheere lead statues were stolen from the garden. You couldn't tell the fibre glass copies from the originals and one of the best statues we had was a limited edition fibre glass copy of a modern work, it was thousands but the original would have been about 20k+

I did once wonder about setting up a business taking moldings of original garden statuary so the owners could display the copy in garden where it should be but keep the valuble original in doors where many are now kept. In return for providing the copy you would have the right to make and sell x number of copies. Again some the the originals (John Cheere for example) would be 20k or more in the dealers showrooms and some orignal art works much more (but then you have an issue with copywrite).