Thursday, May 12, 2005
I Don't Know If It's Art...
...But I know what I like, and this is it.
Congo the chimpanzee led a brief artistic career and enjoyed little critical success, despite the patronage of his contemporary and fellow abstract painter, Pablo Picasso. But nearly half a century after Congo's artistic career, some of his paintings are going on sale at a prestigious London auction house alongside works by Andy Warhol and Renoir.
Three tempera on paper works ? brightly colored compositions of bold brushstrokes ? will be featured as a single lot in the sale of Modern and Contemporary Art at Bonhams on June 20, the auctioneer said Wednesday. The lot estimate is between $1,130-$1,500.
Oh come on, made you smile. There are a couple of things I know for sure from this
- The chimp really was smarter than anyone that will pay $1,500 for his art.
- That a chimp's art is on the block with Andy Warhol is completely appropriate.
