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<p>[QUOTE="verybrad, post: 14840, member: 37"]It appears the man was a factory in to himself. I, also, would have dismissed this as factory painting but maybe he was the inspiration for all the factory paintings. Factory paintings sell because they strike a chord with people, as do successful artists. They say imitation is the highest form of flattery. </p><p><br /></p><p>I sincerely doubt that Cox initiated this style of floral still life but he seems to have made a career out of it. I don't know if his works hold more value than the factory paintings that are virtually indistinguishable or not. I assume that they do but, in my mind, it is not much warranted. </p><p><br /></p><p>A quick search show that prices are generally low for his works on ebay with a few outliers. I wonder why a few sold for decent money while the rest were mostly tepid?</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.ebay.com/sch/Art-/550/i.html?_from=R40&_nkw=robert+cox&LH_Complete=1&LH_Sold=1&rt=nc" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.ebay.com/sch/Art-/550/i.html?_from=R40&_nkw=robert+cox&LH_Complete=1&LH_Sold=1&rt=nc" rel="nofollow">http://www.ebay.com/sch/Art-/550/i.html?_from=R40&_nkw=robert+cox&LH_Complete=1&LH_Sold=1&rt=nc</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="verybrad, post: 14840, member: 37"]It appears the man was a factory in to himself. I, also, would have dismissed this as factory painting but maybe he was the inspiration for all the factory paintings. Factory paintings sell because they strike a chord with people, as do successful artists. They say imitation is the highest form of flattery. I sincerely doubt that Cox initiated this style of floral still life but he seems to have made a career out of it. I don't know if his works hold more value than the factory paintings that are virtually indistinguishable or not. I assume that they do but, in my mind, it is not much warranted. A quick search show that prices are generally low for his works on ebay with a few outliers. I wonder why a few sold for decent money while the rest were mostly tepid? [url]http://www.ebay.com/sch/Art-/550/i.html?_from=R40&_nkw=robert+cox&LH_Complete=1&LH_Sold=1&rt=nc[/url][/QUOTE]
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