This stuff is getting expensive.

[War Horse]

In less than tree hours in Gettysburg. This place is getting expensive.

 

[bdtex]

In less than tree hours in Gettysburg. This place is getting expensive.

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Nice. You bought that today?

 

[pamc153PA]

Where did you buy it?

 

[War Horse]

Where did you buy it?

A place called the Horse Soldier for the print.

 

[redbob]

A place called the Horse Soldier for the print.

They have gotten a great of my $$$ over the years, good people to deal with.

 

[FarawayFriend]

Congrats!! Enjoy your purchases!!

 

[Lt. Brian]

Nice!

 

[Frederick14Va]

"Expensive"... are you referring to the CW art work, or the collectable/commemorative revolver ?

 

[FarawayFriend]

My significant other wants to know where you bought the revolver
Guess what we will take home next year...

 

[War Horse]

"Expensive"... are you referring to the CW art work, or the collectable/commemorative revolver ?

Both I'm afraid.

 

[Frederick14Va]

The art work tends to vary greatly... The observed market values tend to be quite a wild roller coaster ride... that fluxuates rather high.

Personally Ive collected a significant number over the years... Not because of any investment or speculated resale value increases... but just because I liked the given subject matter. Fortunately the majority of those I have or had I obtained years ago when they were still generally affordable when new..... Many were the early Troiani works when he was starting out... His and others secondary market value can run a wide range depending on the image subject matter...
Over the decades gradually came to the realization that I had far too many art prints than I would ever have wall space to display...lol.. That issue along with pot holes of the economic times decided to part with a few of them... A couple prints I picked up on the secondary market well after their issue for less than they were originally sold for... On the same token one of the early Troiani prints that I originally bought new for $65 when it first came out... Later sold it on Ebay and perplexed when it sold for well over $ 1K.... without the frame..

I have found that if one has a particular piece of art work of interest to be patient and watch.. sooner or later the demand will dip and you can usually catch one of them at a reasonable price...

 

[FarawayFriend]

On the same token one of the early Troiani prints that I originally bought new for $65 when it first came out... Later sold it on Ebay and perplexed when it sold for well over $ 1K.... without the frame..

Although I totally agree with you on not buying just to sell for a profit this is sure a nice gain!

 

[E_just_E]

Enjoy Gettysburg and your purchases! Kinda crisp around there this weekend and great leaf colors

Buying stuff in Gettysburg always results in a buyers' premium. They gotta pay the rent

 

[Legion Para]

Personally Ive collected a significant number over the years... Not because of any investment or speculated resale value increases... but just because I liked the given subject matter...

Like Frederick14va, I buy art strictly for the pleasure of it. Some years ago I had the opportunity to purchase two of my favorite Troiani paintings (not prints, the original paintings). Yes they were expensive, but they have brought me much pleasure.

 

[Rebforever]

Who painted the picture of Confederate soldiers driving a herd of cattle across a river? I thought it was Kunstler but can't seem to find it.

 

[James N.]

A place called the Horse Soldier for the print.

"Expensive"... are you referring to the CW art work, or the collectable/commemorative revolver ?

Both I'm afraid.

On a trip I made to Gettysburg back in the early 90's, I too bought a print at Horse Soldier, Troiani's The Boy Colonel; at the time it was over $300 unframed. Just last summer, however, at a different shop on Steinwehr Ave. I found this larger 1999 Troiani, Jackson is with You! for only $155, also unframed. (I think that one was overproduced and like some others sold poorly, hence it's still available around its issue price.) Of course Horse Soldier is a well-known shop with an established clientele so you might expect to pay a premium there, but the trend for "collectibles" like fine art prints overall is definitely down - this is currently a buyer's market, so if there are any you've been wanting, this would be a good time to be looking!

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[redbob]

I learned my lesson about online bidding for prints when I started bidding on a Dale Gallion print titled "Sound the Charge" featuring Nathan Bedford Forrest. All of the other bidders started dropping away fairly quickly except one who kept upping my bids by $1.00 every time that I bid. I finely got exasperated enough to up the bid by $100.00 (which placed the bidding over the market value of the print). The other bidder dropped out and the print was mine. I was very pleased until I received the print and found out that the other bidder was my wife who wanted to get me the print as a surprise-which I certainly was on a number of points. "A fool and his money are soon parted".

 

[JerseyBart]

In less than tree hours in Gettysburg. This place is getting expensive.

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Expensive...but good looking stuff!!!

 

[FarawayFriend]

@War Horse, could you tell a bit more about the artwort? Who is who? Of course I recognize Lee in the middle and Jeb Stuart on the right. But then the trouble starts. First I thought the General eith his foot on the stump is Longstreet, but I blew the photo up (btw, excellent quality of photo!!) and now I think it is rather Stonewall Jackson, wearing his signature kepi and probably the new uniform coat Stuart gave him. And is it Pickett next to him? Probably not... Then Longstreet, wearing his slouch hat would be standing by the other campfire? And who is leaving the tent in tbe background? Great painting, they are all there, probably!

 

[Legion Para]

Who painted the picture of Confederate soldiers driving a herd of cattle across a river? I thought it was Kunstler but can't seem to find it.

http://blog.mortkunstler.com/2014/08/meet-mort-kunstler-print-signing-and.html

The Great Beefsteak Raid, General Wade Hampton, Sept. 16, 1864