[Fresh Wind]

This is an ugly, stupid painting. It seems that is what’s required these days for grifting $millions out of stupid rich people who reflexively believe what so-called art experts tell them.

[who_would_fardels_bear]

I think it’s prescient. It predicted that all our thoughts would be in The Cloud where the government can more easily track them.

[dennisw]

Layla is a good painting

[Psalm 73]

"This is an ugly, stupid painting."

Opinions.

But it is probably the best known painting by a non-famous painter.

From the blessed era of album cover art - this may be the pinnacle.

[Vaquero]

It’s the fact that it’s the Layla album cover that gives it value

[dennisw]

This is an ugly, stupid painting. It seems that is what’s required these days for grifting $millions out of stupid rich people.....

"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.