Klimt

Originally posted by FreakyKBH
Klimt's work--- while risque and controversial at the time--- fades.

Not sure if you've seen the latest headlines from the art world, so I'll bring them to your attention. It seems Klimt's work is still selling for staggering prices these days. His portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer II was auctioned for $88 million yesterday. In addition to the Bloch-Bauer portrait, three other paintings sold for princely sums. Birch Forest went for $40.3m, Houses at Unterach on the Attersee fetched nearly $31.4m and Apple Tree I sold for $33m. That's a total of $192.7 million for four Klimt paintings. And in June, his portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I sold for a whopping $135m. Doesn't sound like his work will be fading any time soon.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/6131520.stm

Originally posted by rwingett
Doesn't sound like his work will be fading any time soon.

Depending on the quality of his paint.

Originally posted by Bosse de Nage
Depending on the quality of his paint.

Wish I had that angle in mind when I wrote the line, but...
I'll stand by the original assertion. Current popularity notwithstanding.