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Last week we began listing the Top 10 Most Expensive Paintings in the World with a Vincent van Gogh self-portrait. Vincent appears again this week in the Number 9 spot -- are we seeing a trend here?
9. “Portrait of Joseph Roulin” by Vincent van Gogh, sold in 1989 for $58 million. Inflation-adjusted price $100.5 million.
This superb portrait was acquired by The Museum of Modern Art from a Swiss collector for cash and other works in 1989. Painted a century earlier, in 1889, the oil painting on canvas measures 25” x 21“ (65 x 54 cm).
Joseph-Ettiene Roulin was a postal worker in Arles, France, where Van Gogh lived in the famed Yellow House from 1888 to 1889. Van Gogh did many portraits of Roulin, regarding him as both a man of the people and a sage. Roulin’s support was vital to van Gogh as the artist struggled for mental equilibrium during his final years.
The strength of this portrait, its centered stability and immense energy, embodies the deep admiration van Gogh must have felt for his friend.
Next week, we’ll hit on the 8th most expensive painting in the world.
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10. “Portrait de l’Artiste sans Barbe” by Vincent van Gogh, sold in 1998 for $71.5 million. Inflation-adjusted price $94.6 million. Read more
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We got to wondering about the highest prices ever paid for paintings. And so each week over the next ten weeks we’ll blog about each of the top ten most costly paintings in the world. You’ll find out how much money was paid for them, and what makes them so super expensive. Most of all, this extraordinary collection is intended to offer inspiration to today’s artists. Let the countdown begin.10. “Portrait de l’Artiste sans Barbe” by Vincent van Gogh, sold in 1998 for $71.5 million. Inflation-adjusted price $94.6 million.
Painted in 1889 at Saint-Remy-de-Provence, France, it is one of many self-portraits by the Post Impressionist artist. This is an uncommon painting because van Gogh’s other self-portraits show him with a beard. “Self-portrait without beard” is an oil painting on canvas and measures 16" x 13" (40 cm x 31 cm). It became one of the most expensive paintings of all time when it was sold for $71.5 at a Christie's auction in 1998 in New York. Visit our website at www.bindersart.com!
Did you know that for every dollar you and members of your art group or art school spend at BINDERS, we rebate 5% of your purchase in cash back to your school or group? It’s true.
In fact, thanks to this popular Gifting Program, BINDERS has given more than $10,000 over the past year to various art schools and artist leagues across the Atlanta area.
You see, BINDERS Art Supplies and Frames is community focused. We’re dedicated to education and participation in all types of visual arts. As such, our mission is to give back to help create and contribute to our vibrant art community.
But wait, BINDERS sweetens this deal even more. If you are affiliated with any organization that participates in our Gifting Program you automatically qualify for Preferred Customer Pricing. It means extra discounts on your every purchase at BINDERS.
When you check out, simply let our cashiers know which school or art group you are affiliated with so that we can track your purchases towards the rebate amount.
It’s a win-win-win situation for everyone: Your art group or school receives BINDERS “cash-back” benefit! You earn extra discounts as a Preferred Customer! And you help Binders do more to serve you and other artists in our community!
If you and your organization aren’t cashing in through BINDERS generous “cash back” program, we invites you to join us now.
Sign up your group or school in Binders Gifting Program and join BINDERS email list! *Please note: Schools and art leagues receive BINDERS preferred pricing. No additional discounts apply. Visit our website at www.bindersart.com!
For the first time in the southeast the High Museum of Art will exhibit four masterpieces by Claude Monet from the collection of the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA). Among these iconic paintings will be MoMA’s renowned 42-foot-wide triptych, which is the largest “Water Lilies” painting in the U.S.
The High‘s “Monet Water Lilies” will be on view from June 6 to August 23, 2009. Following the Atlanta exhibition, MoMA will subsequently show its full collection of Claude Monet’s water lilies beginning September 13, 2009, through March 29, 2010.
Since MoMA acquired its first large-scale water lilies painting by Monet in 1954, and as it added others, they have become especially popular with the Museum’s audiences.
We firmly believe there is no substitute for actually seeing real art with our own eyes, especially large-scale works like Monet’s water lilies. But if you cannot arrange to ogle these masterworks in person at MoMA or the High, we encourage you to learn more about them online and through art books at BINDERS.
Claude Monet (1840-1926) devoted the last 25 years of his life to 251 paintings that portray the Japanese-style water pond he cultivated on his property in Giverny, France. His triptych Reflections of Clouds on the Water-Lily Pond, 1920, is one of the most spectacular works in the MoMA collection, not just for its sheer size (6' 6" x 41' 10") but also for its beauty and colors, and its power to engage the viewer’s mind. The triptych painting occupies the entire length of a gallery.
MoMA says the goal is to “see how present taste (in art) helps to shape our attitudes towards the past.” For this reason, visitors will be able to see these Monet canvases in context with Abstract Expressionists like Jackson Pollock (1912-1956) rather than alongside other 19th century Impressionist painters.
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BINDERS is just tickled to receive so many 5 Star Reviews on Yelp.
Whether your looking for a restaurant, entertainment or art supplies, Yelp is a fun and easy way to find, review and talk about what’s great -- and not so great -- in your area.
If you‘d like to add your two-cents, simply click on the Yelp logo here or at the bottom of BINDERS home page.
We love hearing what you think about Binders -- the good, the bad, and the ugly.
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In case you haven’t heard, Mimosa is the “official” 2009 Color of the Year according to Pantone, the global color expert for the design industries.
Pantone’s Mimosa (PANTONE® 14-0848) appears to be a strong clean bright yellow on the reddish side -- that is, an orangey yellow. Named after the perky yellow variety of flowers of the mimosa tree, the hue reminds us of yummy summer cocktails on the veranda.
Not to be overlooked in this time of economic and political reinvention, says Pantone, no other color expresses hope and reassurance more than yellow. Pantone’s anointing of Mimosa is primarily intended to influence fashion and interior designers - professionals who demand exact color matches for their fabrics, house paints, signage and logos. Here in the southeast, Binders is the largest distributor of Pantone products.
What impact will Mimosa have on visual artists? Since it is simply a warm yellow, Mimosa can be a dominant hue, as well as a bright accent color. By any name, Mimosa is a versatile shade that coordinates with any other color. It is particularly eye-catching against deep blue, smoky grape, neutral grays and natural colors, like wood. It pops near coral and turquoise.
Actually, well ahead of Pantone, Michelle Obama especially dazzled the populace when she wore Mimosa-like colors while on the campaign trail with her favorite candidate.
And last January in New York, just weeks after Pantone’s decree, The Gap was quick to open a pop-up shop on 5th Avenue where it exclusively sells Mimosa and other Pantone-hued T-shirts.
But how popular Mimosa will be for visual artists through 2009 remains to be seen.
Meanwhile, artists who wish to dabble into Mimosa colors will find them in abundance at Binders -- oils, acrylics, watercolors, alkyds, pastels, pencils, and more.
For example, with Winsor & Newton Artist Oil Colours, the company says both their Cadmium Yellows and Winsor Yellows are a close to a perfect match for Pantone’s Mimosa (see swatch above).
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I had the opportunity to be in the audience while Jim Schell was interviewed at last month’s meeting of the Portrait Society of Atlanta (PSA). Jim Schell is surely one of Atlanta’s old masters -- a highly accomplished portrait artist, as well as a respected teacher. We have had the good fortune to know Jim over the years as he has also been a long-standing customer of Binders.
During Jim’s PSA interview he was answered questions about his career accomplishments. He regaled is eager audience with many insights and anecdotes about being a successful artist. “Was there any time in your career that you thought that you might pursue something other than painting?” Jim didn’t take one second to think before relating the following tale that happened to him many years ago.
Jim said he came to Binders early one morning about 15 minutes before the doors opened. So, to kill a little time until the store opened he decided to walk across the street to get a cup of coffee. On his way back to the store he had to pause for the traffic to clear before recrossing busy Piedmont Road again. As he waited at the curb, coffee cup in hand, a car pulled up, a window rolled down, an outstretched arm appeared and a dollar bill was quickly thrust into Jim’s coffee cup.
Jim said, as he stood there whimsically staring into his cup, this was the only moment that he might have consider doing something else other than painting, because, as he put it, “this was easy money!”
Much to our amusement, Jim went on to say that when he got home that evening he told his family what had happened to him in front of Binders. His kids asked, “Dad, what on earth were you wearing?” Jim replied, “What I wear every day.” “That explains it,” his family responded, “no wonder you got a hand out!”
And so, he said, his momentary thought of becoming a professional panhandler quickly faded. Besides, he said, that cup of Joe was $1.25 and since he only collected a dollar on the street that day, this might not be such a good business venture after all.
The epilogue to the story is that if Binders had opened a few minutes early that morning, the events that transpired might not have ever happened. Thus, Jim might not have ever considered another lifetime career for himself. And from that moment in time, Jim knew there was only one thing that he absolutely should be doing – painting!
This superb portrait was acquired by The Museum of Modern Art from a Swiss collector for cash and other works in 1989. Painted a century earlier, in 1889, the oil painting on canvas measures 25” x 21“ (65 x 54 cm). 
