Incognito1965
19 May 2008 at 4:13am
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I found this auction on Ebay. I am not sure if the seller should ba able to claim it is an "original" work of art since it is pretty much copying the cover of PG III.
http://cgi.ebay.com/PETER-GABRIEL-Genesis-Original-Tracy-Burke-Painting-ART_W0QQitemZ250249422538QQihZ015QQcategoryZ60437QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
What do you all think?
(I am not sure how to link on this board, so just copy and paste if anyone is interested.)
Shock The Monkey
21 May 2008 at 1:22pm
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I suppose it is "original" in as far as being her own work in oil rather than an edited polaroid as was the original.
There are subtle differences from the album cover as the stripes on the shirt are horizontal rather than vertical and the degree of distortion is greater on Tracy's version I think.
I wonder what Peter would think? :-]
Synnie
22 May 2008 at 4:59am
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Not a good idea, though, the painter could in fact run into problems, if the claim is original "of" the cover. . .for sure with the maker of the cover, if he would know about this (copyright laws).
On the other hand, everyone can copy, what he/she wishes, but sell it for what it is, as long as no one bothers.
