{"id":30989,"date":"2025-09-23T17:07:58","date_gmt":"2025-09-23T17:07:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/?p=30989"},"modified":"2025-09-23T17:07:58","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T17:07:58","slug":"where-seriousness-resides","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/?p=30989","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;where seriousness resides&#8217;&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"545\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Court-Painter-Install-Shawinigan-Handshake.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-29535\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Court-Painter-Install-Shawinigan-Handshake.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Court-Painter-Install-Shawinigan-Handshake-300x164.jpg 300w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Court-Painter-Install-Shawinigan-Handshake-768x419.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-cff3a351c5f7e4f8184825296fb81b38 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#0665a4\">This year\u2019s spring auctions may be best remembered \u201cnot for the disappointments at the very top but for the coherence in the middle,\u201d advisor Megan Fox Kelly said. The $5 million-to-$15 million range \u201chas become the new center of gravity\u2014where taste, connoisseurship, and value converge,\u201d she added. \u201cIt\u2019s no longer just a volume segment, <strong>it\u2019s where seriousness resides.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4b1db747bee0971f16103843fa10e3b4 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#6d5f06\">Source : <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-60d32fd21e832b6fe1af51cabc92b927 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#6d5f06\">ARTNET Intelligence Report Mid Year Review 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tV5XuZ6M5c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">bit.ly\/48eY3d1<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-a2350bb2b452f86aee1e51798fd32818 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#133e6f\">After reading the ARTNET Intelligence Report , Court Painter went ballistic and became incoherent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"789\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Court-Painter-Chaplin-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27408\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Court-Painter-Chaplin-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Court-Painter-Chaplin-1-300x237.jpg 300w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Court-Painter-Chaplin-1-768x606.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-999fc7b4ef528c312e073467b15b1d76 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#133e6f\">A scheduled interview with Court Painter, intended to discuss his dedication and strategy for non-profitability, was cancelled at the last moment. We apologize for the cancellation and hope to reschedule at a time when Court Painter is more amenable to talking candidly about his art world loser status.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"676\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Court-Painter-All-the-RIGHT-peeps.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25430\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Court-Painter-All-the-RIGHT-peeps.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Court-Painter-All-the-RIGHT-peeps-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Court-Painter-All-the-RIGHT-peeps-768x519.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"535\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Court-Painter-Bandage-commission.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26969\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Court-Painter-Bandage-commission.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Court-Painter-Bandage-commission-300x161.jpg 300w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Court-Painter-Bandage-commission-768x411.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-1702ac8f313c89859d925aba06c39dad wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#5c091a\">In lieu of the cancelled interview, and in keeping with our ongoing commitment to accessibility, inclusivity, and meaningful cultural dialogue, we are pleased to present a curated selection of <strong>Court Painter masterworks as eye candy. <\/strong>This initiative is designed to foster engagement, enhance audience experience, and mitigate any disappointment occasioned by this unforeseen scheduling adjustment, while reaffirming our dedication to supporting the continued relevance of Court Painter within the broader not for profit art-world loser discourse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"717\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Court-Painter-Mona-Lisa-variation.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25457\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Court-Painter-Mona-Lisa-variation.jpg 900w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Court-Painter-Mona-Lisa-variation-300x239.jpg 300w, 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