MattN

I'm looking at buying a couple of paintings, an, I have the choice of buying it on canvas or normal (paper I guess). The canvas is more expensive, but is it better and worth the extra £££

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mattstant

bit confused here do you mean they havent ben painted or are they prints ???

Also is it oil or water colour as oil should be canvas but water colour is usually paper.

I am no expert but my sis is an art lecturer and i do know my picasso from my constable.

unclebuck

Is the canvas version the origonal? or is it a print on canvas instead of paper?

UB

greg.g

Is it a photo you are refering too?
You can have these canvas bonded to give the effect of a painting.
It looks a bit like a ripple effect and in my opinion is not worth the extra
Greg

IWatkins

Usually, in my experience anyway, the original is on canvas (for oils) and then you can usually buy limited edition prints of the original on paper.

If you can stretch to it, buy the original. Not only do they look better as the colours are usually better but they will be worth more in the future. They will actually be worth a lot lot more in the future if the artist in question is up and coming rather than established.

An example would be say:

Artist A, unheard of.

1 Original = £500 plus a limited run of prints, say 200 at £250 each.

He/She becomes heard of, rises up through the ranks, gets major exhibitions etc.

Then the original may be worth £1500 and the prints worth £400. E.g. the original gets a huge rise but the prints much less so.

Anyway, when it comes down to it, don't buy art as an investment. The market is more fickle than the stock exchange.

If you like it, you can afford it and you want it, it doesn't matter if it is the original or a print, just buy it and enjoy it. That to me is what art is all about.

My three favorites are:
Johnathan Shaw (English) (paintings)
John Piper (English) (paintings)
Kosta Boda (Swedish) (glass)

Cheers

Ian

MattN

they are prints, but you have the choice of paer or canvas, not the original, but they are limied to 95 for the paper and 195 for the canvas.

A shop local to me has 2 that are sighned on paper and frmaed for £175 each.

I do like them and will buy them, will go and see them in the flesh I think on both paper and canvas.

Thanks for the input.

TelBoy

Anyone else on here like Simon Bull's work?