@captainh321 What I love most is that there's not a hint of snobbery about him. He's cutting this spot as part of an instruction program for the many Sears salespeople so that they can at least sound reassuringly authoritative to their customers.
Yes, the Toulouse-Lautrec is an original, and as Price says, it is one of the more expensive pieces in the collection, probably out of the price range of most customers. I'm all but certain that the majority of those pieces are prints.
@JTPolo101 I didn't know about Vincent Price and art until the early nineties when I stumbled across The Vincent Price Treasury of American Art in the local library. I eventually got my own copy through Amazon. Awesome and VERY educational.
I have a painting too, still has the Vincent Price Collection sticker on the back. I was lucky enough to see Mr Price speak at my college in the 80s. He read the entire lyrics to the song Thriller in his awesome voice. It was serious, and mesmerizing....until he got to the word "Girl" (many times) and everyone couldnt help laughing.
In its heyday, the Sears 'Vincent Price Collection' was very popular, and a great commercial success. The paintings and other works sold all over America.
@yoyopro Most but definitely not all. Vincent Price traveled all over and purchased at least 30,00 of the 50,000 pieces sold by Sears. I read he even commissioned a number of works specifically for the Sears Collection.
@shakinit88 I'm especially impressed by his appreciation for Legrande, who, as he says, had died just recently. It seems Legrande outlived his legend by decades and he and his work were all but forgotten when Price made this clip.
What would be really interesting to know is who owns the artwork now, and just how much it would be worth today, considering the sheer infamy of Vincent Price, or the artists themselves!
Back when this collection was available (1965 I believe) - $800 was a significant amount of money, well over a month's salary for most people. I doubt your typical Sears shopper was going to drop that kind of cash on a painting. Also, Picasso was still living at that time - the prices on his work didn't go through the roof until after he died. I'm still willing to bet that most of that stuff is prints - I'm going to read up on it as well.
@McCainTheTurdburglar I think Price meant the print was a limited, conteporaneous run that Lautrec had added some coloring to and signed personally. Sorta like Thomas Kinkade making a few dabs on a mass-produced work and calling it "original".
I said **most** of them are probably prints (and btw, a "print", technically speaking, is not a "copy"). He mentions woodblocks, etchings, etc - these are types of prints.
Good point, WeeTotyFing. I'll go out on a limb and guess that these prints are not worth very much today, seeing as over 50,000 of them were sold - not to mention that they were sold to a very pedantic Sears audience. If they have any value, I imagine it would be in a nostalgic, kitschy sense, and can be bought at garage sale prices. This is not to demean or look down on Price's keen sense of great work, and what sells. In that regard, this collection was a great success.
6min 20 sec. in Legrande Its on my wall what a small world. Angel appearing to the shepards was sold to my Aunt for 900.00 Vincente offered my Aunt 3 times the amt. to buy it back because the clerk made a mistake on the price. She laughed at him. They became freinds after this but she kept the rembrandte etching. She sold it approx. 15 yrs ago for around 50,000.00 2yrs. later it was sold by parkwest galleries for around 150,000.00.
@shakinit88 Great story! It just goes to remind us that art has no specific value in dollars and cents. God does not have some celestial book with the true value of anything inscribed therein. It's just whatever people are willing to pay for it at any given time. It is both worthless and priceless.
Several pieces shown here are original. And are worth between $6,000 and $15,000 and more. The early etchings such as these in this collection routinely sell at Sotheby's, etc. You literally have no clue what you're talking about.
Art itself, is interpretive, so who are you to judge, other than the beholder? Its pricing has always been subjective, as to how much one would pay for it, as well. Kudos to Sears & Vinny Price, for making this available at that time.
My dad got an oil painting from the Vincent Price collection, it's been hanging in the living room for over 40 years and still is beautiful.
You can tell this was his true passion. He's literally geeking here. Love it!
Vincent Price himself was a marvelous work of art...elegant, classy, articulate, a True Gentleman 🎩🍷
Vincent Price was really the most interesting man in the world!
God he was such a good looking man!!! I could listen to his voice for days on end. It makes me so sad to think he is dead now!!! May he R.I.P.!!!
@captainh321
What I love most is that there's not a hint of snobbery about him. He's cutting this spot as part of an instruction program for the many Sears salespeople so that they can at least sound reassuringly authoritative to their customers.
A true aristocrat. Fine art, fine wine, fine cuisine. He oozed with cool.
He was such a wonderful man. I love his voice. RIP Vincent
This was why Sears Catalogs were what they were, all out-of-read items we all fantasized about.
We really don't have another Vincent Price to help us today.
Yes, the Toulouse-Lautrec is an original, and as Price says, it is one of the more expensive pieces in the collection, probably out of the price range of most customers.
I'm all but certain that the majority of those pieces are prints.
Vincent Price is a Legend!
@JTPolo101
I didn't know about Vincent Price and art until the early nineties when I stumbled across The Vincent Price Treasury of American Art in the local library. I eventually got my own copy through Amazon. Awesome and VERY educational.
My first exposure to Vincent Price's love of art was seeing the Biography that aired after his passing. I've always been a big fan of his work
I have a painting too, still has the Vincent Price Collection sticker on the back. I was lucky enough to see Mr Price speak at my college in the 80s. He read the entire lyrics to the song Thriller in his awesome voice. It was serious, and mesmerizing....until he got to the word "Girl" (many times) and everyone couldnt help laughing.
Me too Henry Khoeler.
Wow! ❤
SharkSport: Outstanding recollection! Thank you for giving it such a warm, personable vibe. Cheers!
In its heyday, the Sears 'Vincent Price Collection' was very popular, and a great commercial success. The paintings and other works sold all over America.
I just love that voice.
Thanks for this wonderful posting!
Wow, I actually first heard of Vincent Price seeing him in the Sears catalogs of the time...seeing him in "The Tingler" a while later was a surprise.
@yoyopro
Most but definitely not all. Vincent Price traveled all over and purchased at least 30,00 of the 50,000 pieces sold by Sears. I read he even commissioned a number of works specifically for the Sears Collection.
@shakinit88
I'm especially impressed by his appreciation for Legrande, who, as he says, had died just recently. It seems Legrande outlived his legend by decades and he and his work were all but forgotten when Price made this clip.
I first heard about Vincent's love of art just a few days ago on the Charlie Rose show in his interview with Tim Burton.
What would be really interesting to know is who owns the artwork now, and just how much it would be worth today, considering the sheer infamy of Vincent Price, or the artists themselves!
I love it to, its sooooo relaxing.
This is way cool!
Back when this collection was available (1965 I believe) - $800 was a significant amount of money, well over a month's salary for most people. I doubt your typical Sears shopper was going to drop that kind of cash on a painting.
Also, Picasso was still living at that time - the prices on his work didn't go through the roof until after he died.
I'm still willing to bet that most of that stuff is prints - I'm going to read up on it as well.
his 18thc/19thc English watercolor, the prize of his collection. They are dime a dozen anywhere they're for sale.
Damn, I'd like to have that Karl Zerbe.
@McCainTheTurdburglar
I think Price meant the print was a limited, conteporaneous run that Lautrec had added some coloring to and signed personally. Sorta like Thomas Kinkade making a few dabs on a mass-produced work and calling it "original".
I said **most** of them are probably prints (and btw, a "print", technically speaking, is not a "copy"). He mentions woodblocks, etchings, etc - these are types of prints.
Good point, WeeTotyFing. I'll go out on a limb and guess that these prints are not worth very much today, seeing as over 50,000 of them were sold - not to mention that they were sold to a very pedantic Sears audience.
If they have any value, I imagine it would be in a nostalgic, kitschy sense, and can be bought at garage sale prices.
This is not to demean or look down on Price's keen sense of great work, and what sells. In that regard, this collection was a great success.
I wonder if il have to wait till October to see him featured on turner classic movies.
...imagine what Vinnie could have done for McDonalds or Wendys!
Have you got the 1951 doco "Pictura" narrated by Price?
link to the blog?
6min 20 sec. in Legrande Its on my wall what a small world. Angel appearing to the shepards was sold to my Aunt for 900.00 Vincente offered my Aunt 3 times the amt. to buy it back because the clerk made a mistake on the price. She laughed at him. They became freinds after this but she kept the rembrandte etching. She sold it approx. 15 yrs ago for around 50,000.00 2yrs. later it was sold by parkwest galleries for around 150,000.00.
Reason being I am trying to find out info on the works sold by Sears and Roebucks of Picasso's oil paintings
what about the oil paintings how would they be copies?
What is the name of the french artist he mentions? Sounds like Bobeline? 1:10.
zero122662 I have an original oil painting from this collection. How do i found out its value?
@shakinit88
Great story! It just goes to remind us that art has no specific value in dollars and cents. God does not have some celestial book with the true value of anything inscribed therein. It's just whatever people are willing to pay for it at any given time. It is both worthless and priceless.
I thought vincent price was british?
Vincent Price was from Missouri.
No Art but decent Pictures.
when you compare it to Real art,its just garbage.
Very few people could afford originals. Isn't it better to have a good lithograph than bare walls?
Several pieces shown here are original. And are worth between $6,000 and $15,000 and more. The early etchings such as these in this collection routinely sell at Sotheby's, etc. You literally have no clue what you're talking about.
Art itself, is interpretive, so who are you to judge, other than the beholder? Its pricing has always been subjective, as to how much one would pay for it, as well. Kudos to Sears & Vinny Price, for making this available at that time.