That's true, but look at some of the "art" that brings much more than the Layla work. Price and quality don't seem to go hand-in-hand any more. Example...this one by Cy Twombly (who?) brought $38.7 million at auction...
Posted on 03/27/2024 10:30:02 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Pattie Boyd has sold her private collection of artifacts, which included the original painting from the cover of 1970's Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs, as well as various items from her marriages to George Harrison and Eric Clapton.
The painting, titled La Jeune Fille au Bouquet and created by Emile Theeodore Frandsen in the mid '50s, was acquired by Clapton directly via the artist's son in 1970. Clapton later gifted it to Harrison in the late '70s, who in turn gifted to Boyd in the late '80s. Boyd has now sold the painting for $2.5 million.
Boyd's collection, which sold for a total of $3.6 million, also included letters, photos and more from her relationships with the two musicians. Boyd met Harrison on the set of the 1964 Beatles film, A Hard Day’s Night. They were married two years later, divorcing in 1977.
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Before their split, Clapton attempted to woo Boyd away from Harrison, despite the two guitarists being friends. Among the sold items was a 1970 letter to Boyd from Clapton, which read: "Dearest L, it seems like an eternity since I last saw or spoke to you...If there is still a feeling in your heart for me ... you must let me know! ... Don't telephone. Send a letter ... that is much safer."
Boyd and Clapton then married in 1977, divorcing in 1989.
Other items sold at auction included a handwritten setlist of Clapton's, photos from a Cream reunion in 1976, lyrics to an incomplete Clapton song called "Sweet Loraine" and more.
I think the person is female that you telling this to. Only a woman would write such things
I have a painting of my family at Pismo Beach in 1957. I suspect that I could get $5 million for it.
Thanks, and I do recall having that done to me on one occasion because of that.
He was also obsessed with her, to the point that he dated Patti’s sister as a substitute. Still, Eric seems a decent chap and is definitely pretty conservative, save for his current support of RFK Jr. but I’m sure that’s vax related as Eric was pretty vocal against forcing vaccines on people.
To me, it looks like a high school art project.
That's true, but look at some of the "art" that brings much more than the Layla work. Price and quality don't seem to go hand-in-hand any more. Example...this one by Cy Twombly (who?) brought $38.7 million at auction...
Looks like one of the covers of my spiral notebooks from the 1960s. Without the pictures of cars and planes which were my trademark
“She’s my best friends girlfriend but she used to be mine...” The Cars
Thanks for the rock trivia! I had never heard that before.
You know who the authority is around here on that kinda stuff.
The Steve Miller Band song comes to mind...
“Take the money and run”
Hooh hooh hooh!
Cool tagline BTW.
The “art” is crap. And Patti Boyd looks like the worn out drunk she no doubt is. She had a look back in the 60’s that was attractive to some - Like Twiggy was and maybe Varushka.
I hope you saved those notebooks, they could be worth millions!
Well gee. One learns something every day, if one pays attention.
Derek and The Dominoes. One of my all time favorite albums. Bell Bottom Blues one of the best songs ever.
Looks like some kid’s bedroom wall.
Eric C is very good politically. He had two C19 vaxxxes. Both laid him up very badly. Why he got vaxxxx #2 is???....... Just shows how powerful the Pharma / media brainwashing was back then.
Eric Clapton feared he would ‘never play again’ after ‘disastrous’ time with vaccine
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2021-05-17/eric-clapton-astrazeneca-vaccine
"Boyd has now sold the painting for $2.5 million" I am all in favor of the wealthy spreading their wealth around to artists. Good ones and awful ones. Many of these rich clowns have more money than they know what to do with.
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