tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5436109717196393544.post3433074528622024789..comments2023-09-30T04:54:50.127-07:00Comments on American Folk Art @ Cooperstown: Folk or Fake?Paul D'Ambrosiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09077294618907782935noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5436109717196393544.post-41450280846764609172016-02-24T16:50:42.984-08:002016-02-24T16:50:42.984-08:00I'm thinking now,it may have been T.Roe Price....I'm thinking now,it may have been T.Roe Price...does anyone know for sureAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05239344506355450940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5436109717196393544.post-14647246990647232292016-02-24T16:47:02.496-08:002016-02-24T16:47:02.496-08:00Is anyone familiar with the reproduction I'm s...Is anyone familiar with the reproduction I'm speaking of it was in an old building in downtown Baltimore and I'm pretty sure it was an investment firm.. Another thing that I remember was Trotter talking about it being worth the time spent in prison he told how he was getting thousands of dollars for tiny paintings I be 8x10's and some much larger. But basically his "value/worth" had gone up WITHOUT Having to DIE FIRSTAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05239344506355450940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5436109717196393544.post-85529404353667620472016-02-24T16:38:43.465-08:002016-02-24T16:38:43.465-08:00I met Trotter in the 90's he commissioned a pa...I met Trotter in the 90's he commissioned a painting for an investment firm and he hired students to reproduce an old watercolor civil war piece of art it was a 3 part mural graphed out in squares obviously.I scraped the old mural/wallpaper that was well over100 years old and the new mural/s had 1 large in the center & two smaller ones on each side of the very large center. But when my brother and I went to hang the center/ larger mural it had shrunk. So my brother ( in charge of hanging the new one) contacted the CEO of the firm and he contacted Trotter.We had to wait several hours for Trotter to get there... He brought several bottles of windex (the ammonia in the windex helped relax the fibers of the canvas) we sprayed,stretched & stapled canvas to the floorand continued to do this for several hours & during our wait time he told me how he had become famous or should i say infamous... I thought it was pretty cool meeting a living legendAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05239344506355450940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5436109717196393544.post-69656034792909651082011-08-01T20:59:36.805-07:002011-08-01T20:59:36.805-07:00I own two trotter paintings which i purchased year...I own two trotter paintings which i purchased years ago from a gallery in nantucket, ma. Where is trotter today and have any of the other paintings been located?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5436109717196393544.post-41235780597848424022011-01-19T08:58:20.736-08:002011-01-19T08:58:20.736-08:00I agree that his abandoning his own artistic caree...I agree that his abandoning his own artistic career is a real shame, as he did have talent. It was interesting to find out, though, that some time after he got out of jail he was approached by a museum to make a (legitimate) copy of a painting in their collection to help preserve the original. I'm not sure whether he ever completed the commission, though.Paul D'Ambrosiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09077294618907782935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5436109717196393544.post-23260274518792233762011-01-19T03:12:21.143-08:002011-01-19T03:12:21.143-08:00Even if the backs are seldom checked as you say, I...Even if the backs are seldom checked as you say, I still find it amazing that Trotter didn't take a short time to try to better disguise the new canvas, if only to complete the illusion he was creating with the painting, old frames and square nails. It would at least cast doubts on any questions if the back was exposed. <br />What a shame someone with his obvious technical ability couldn't find an avenue for his own work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5436109717196393544.post-36668044498215540482011-01-18T14:14:56.781-08:002011-01-18T14:14:56.781-08:00Very interesting post...if I owned one of the fake...Very interesting post...if I owned one of the fakes I think I'd keep it under my hat...Georgianne Hollandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09878719268997924833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5436109717196393544.post-18780959410421381722011-01-18T12:55:37.235-08:002011-01-18T12:55:37.235-08:00I think you're right, CC. A number of the &quo...I think you're right, CC. A number of the "victims" actually refused to part with their paintings.<br /><br />And yes, Christine, this baby is way too cute (and problematic) to include in your show :-)Paul D'Ambrosiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09077294618907782935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5436109717196393544.post-33817883646973136302011-01-18T12:21:53.133-08:002011-01-18T12:21:53.133-08:00I guess this baby's probably too cute to inclu...I guess this baby's probably too cute to include in the ugly baby exhibit I recommended?Christine H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09786732494496282743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5436109717196393544.post-50579281577363562842011-01-18T12:07:10.689-08:002011-01-18T12:07:10.689-08:00Or maybe some at least, actually love their painti...Or maybe some at least, actually love their painting and don't wish to lose it.CChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12653106775702366387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5436109717196393544.post-60543579451158490272011-01-18T08:56:44.619-08:002011-01-18T08:56:44.619-08:00I agree it's crazy not to look at the back, bu...I agree it's crazy not to look at the back, but you would be surprised how few actually do it. This one was, in my opinion, an obvious fake. And yes, the remaining Trotters are probably getting more valuable in relation to their true market value once they were known as fakes. The problem is that they were purchased at prices well above that value when they were thought to be authentic. It's been difficult for some owners to accept this reality.Paul D'Ambrosiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09077294618907782935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5436109717196393544.post-50585131884779411532011-01-18T08:36:59.938-08:002011-01-18T08:36:59.938-08:00And how valuable are the rest of the 55 that have ...And how valuable are the rest of the 55 that have not been discovered? Inadvertently, these will probably increase in value as time goes by and Trotter dies (if he hasn't already).<br />Interesting post.CChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12653106775702366387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5436109717196393544.post-54439856483844824582011-01-18T08:00:01.956-08:002011-01-18T08:00:01.956-08:00Who wouldn't check the back of a painting? Tha...Who wouldn't check the back of a painting? That's pretty crazy because as you say, it's one of the easier ways of determining age.Joeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13798883246590751721noreply@blogger.com