My Mini Museum - Goodwin Art of the Ages Thread

[BuffiBlowout]

If anyone has any that they would like to move, please let me know!

Here are the 30 I've acquired over the years in order from my least favorite to my most favority-est.


#30. The Houses at L'estaque by Georges Braque
- Some cubism paintings I like, this one, meh




#29. Dynamism of a Woman's Head by Umberto Boccioni
- I enjoy some of his dynamism paintings that apply the groundwork for Futurism, but like the painting above, this is not my favorite.




#28. Anna Zborowska by Amedeo Modigliani
- I'm not a general fan of commissioned portraits and the ones I do like are generally very realistic in natural or have some significant meaning to the artist. While this painting has a small personal connection to Modigliani through his friend Leopold Zborowski, I would rather have one of the series of nudes created for Leopold rather than this. One of those nudes, Nu Couche, set the record price for a Modigliani at over $170 million in 2015.




#27. Landscape in the Midi by Amedeo Modigliani
- I LOVE landscapes. Despite having that word in the title, this is not the type of landscape I enjoy. Those are to come...




#26. Mill in Sunlight by Piet Mondrian
- While the Art of the Ages version leaves a bit to be desired, this is probably the premier work of all the Luminist paintings done by Mondrian. The entire painting is done with only 3 colors and the vibrancy of the shading makes for an intense image. Cool stuff.




#25. Vision After the Sermon by Paul Gauguin
- This one is more interesting due to the significance of the work. From my understanding, it was Gauguin's first painting interpreting religion which later became recognized as the premier Synthesism painting.




#24. Taking the Count by Thomas Eakins
- Cool painting with cool subject matter. Would probably rank higher, albeit be less interesting, if the main fighter wasn't depicted in what I consider to be an adult diaper




#23. Portrait of Marguerite Charlotte-David by Jacques Louis-David
- I really just love the dress. As weird as that may sound, I just feel like any woman would look beautiful in it. The wry smile and folded arms in a submissive nature makes the subject seem approachable yet distant or mysterious. Or maybe not? That's what art is cool




#22. Children in the Sea by Joquin Sorolla y Bastida
- I grew up on the water so this just brings back memories of being a kid on the beach. The vibrant blue waters also speak to me. That the subjects are shown from behind draws focus away from who the people are and instead puts focus on the simplistic beauty of the innocence of two young siblings playing in clear blue waters. Again, just my interpretation




#21. Church in Cassone by Gustav Klimt
- I've never really traveled much which is why this painting interests me. Everyone has fond memories of places that are so insignificant to the rest of the world so I wonder what it was about this specific view, of this church, in this town that made it worth putting brush to canvas. Who knows




#20. Nicolaes Ruts by Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn
- Dude has a dope suit and badass facial hair. And it was my first Rembrandt




#19. Monkeys in the Jungle by Henri Rousseau
- I love animals and it's not overly common to see them as the main focus of paintings from some of the more "famous" painters. Also, the back monkey is either tiny or that is a bowling ball sized fruit he about to eat or launch at someone




#18. Marooned by Howard Pyle
- One that I could have easily placed higher because the colors are so well done that I feel desperate and desolate just from looking at it. However, the simplicity of the painting, while I admit is partly why I like it so much, also knocks it down a few pegs on my personal list (if that makes any sense lol)




#17. Lady With A Fan by Pablo Picasso
- Don't really care at all for the actual painting. It could have been done by a local 9th grader for all I know. It's my only Picasso though. Recognize the name brand!




#16. View of Toledo by El Greco
- The contrast of the ominous sky over the bright green hills is what appeals to me. It reminds me of Blue Streak when Martin Lawrence asks "how can so much bad s*** happen on such a beautiful day". Except it's bad weather on such a beautiful landscape. You get it...




#15. Large Blue Horses by Marc Franz
- Love the color, the subject matter, and that it is an important early work for Franz. Another simple painting on the surface that I seem to enjoy.




#14. The Artist's Father Reading L'Evenement by Paul Cezanne
- Despite being over a century old, there is just something meaningful about the image of your dad sitting in a chair reading the paper. Maybe it was a grandparent or maybe it wasn't the newspaper, but the general sentiment behind this is very relatable. And I like the color scheme and detail.




#13. Club Night (Stag at Sharkey's) by George Bellows
- Obviously sports subject matter gets a thumbs up from me. Factor in the old-school, underground fight club feel this painting invokes and this one lands higher up on my list that I would have predicted before sitting down and actually making said list.




#12. Cuadro No. 2 by Piet Mondrian
- I love all of Mondrian's compositions and this would be ranked a bit higher if it was "Composition 2 With Red and Yellow" but I'm not losing sleep over it. I do like how colorful this one is in comparison to some of the others.




#11. Old Man In Sorrow (On the Threshold of Eternity) by Vincent van Gogh
- I don't know what it is exactly about this that I enjoy aside from the fact that it is a VVG. I think it's just one of those works where I look at the photo, look at the title of the painting, and say to myself "Yeah, that's about right". I'm such a dope of an art critic. Or maybe a dope art critic?




#10. The Dance by Henri Matisse
- I enjoy the careless nature and sense of freedom this painting kicks up. Literally (okay, figuratively) makes my worries melt away. A very important painting for Matisse and also in Modernism movement as well.




#9. Orchard in Bloom at Louveciennes by Camille Pissarro
- One of the few true landscapes I've been able to acquire over the years. If there was another large blooming tree on the right hand side I would probably have this ranked higher. I love nature in the sunlight. The more vibrant, the better.




#8. The Quarry by Henri Rousseau
- Another one that fuels my desire to travel. Where is this and why is it important? The bright green grass and stonework lead me to believe this is a place I want to see in real life. Sometimes that has to be the desired goal of the artist right?













Before I get into my top Kyle Lowry (that is seven for all you uninformed folk), I'll say a lot of these are interchangeable on any given day. I love all of them. Each one has at least one distinct feature that I fixate on and am in awe of. Without further ado...




#7. Haystacks: Autumn by Jean-Francois Millet
- Look at the use of color. My goodness! From the intertwined blue/white/purple sky down to the green/white/yellow/brown/orange/gold in the grass, the aesthetics of this painting demand recognition. To me, it highlights so many of the beauties of nature - the light in the sky, the earth, and the animals who call it home. It is one of a series of four paintings, one from each season, done by Millet. It is worth nothing that the Art of the Ages version is much more vibrant than the gloomier original.




#6. Carnation, Lily, Lily, Rose by John Singer Sargent
- So this one is higher than it would be simply because this is the one that started it all for me. #STORYTIME!!!

When I first started running The Fantastic Store, I opened a bunch of boxes for packs. Eventually we slowly moved away from that but there was a solid two year span where we had a section of $2-5 packs available. When I finally decided to ditch the packs in 2015, there were about 10 total packs left over from 4 different products. They literally sat there for OVER A YEAR. I could not sell them for $1 per pack. Trust me, I tried (I did get someone to buy a few though - he left 1 pack of the product he bought... foreshadowing...)!!

I decided to say F it, I'll just buy them for myself and open them on a Saturday night while watching some sports and having a few beers. Problem solved! There were 3 packs of 2013 Bowman Chrome Baseball, the last pack of 2013 Elite FB which the customer didn't want, and 2 Packs of 2013 Goodwin left. I assumed I just pissed $20 away but I didn't really care. Little did I know I was about to have one of the best breaks of my life.

13 Bowman Chrome = Raul (Adalaberto) Mondesi Refractor Auto /500. Graded BGS 10/10 - Sold for almost $300
13 Elite FB = Passing the Torch Dual Auto of Patrick Peterson & Devin Hester - Sold for $75 or so

I opened Goodwin last and in the final pack saw something in a penny sleeve. I slowly revealed Carnation, Lily, Lily, Rose and immediately started googling and Ebaying. I was deep down the rabbit hole within minutes. So I guess this is just a big long thank you to everyone who passed on those $1 Goodwin packs oh so long ago!





#5. The Nation Makers by Howard Pyle
- I can not believe this isn't higher. Blows my mind. Such amazing subject matter. The soldiers looks so young and knowing they are marching into battle (again, as evidenced by the torn flag) to risk their lives for freedom is awe inspiring. This one also bring us to #BACKTOBACKSTORYTIME!!

After I had started buying a couple of the singles off Ebay, I had told myself I'm going to open up to a Master Case of 2015 Goodwin until I hit an Art of the Ages. At the time I had no idea they weren't 1 per case.... Uh oh....

I got through about 6 boxes before doing a little more in depth research on the checklist. Now that I realized that there were only 300 cards in the entire product, I was thinking this was a terrible idea and a waste of money. I said I'll do one more box. My 7th box has to be lucky because Kyle Lowry will obviously lead me to the promise land.

About halfway through the box, boom! Soft sleeve with gold paint on the border!!! I was so excited I screamed "I bleeping pulled one!" and ran around from behind the display cases. The only problem was the plastic office chair mat at the edge of the counter. My chair wasn't on the mat so when I tore a** around the corner, I stepped on the mat which slide out from under me and I went down, hard, card in hand.

Now everyone is laughing at me but I immediately pointed out that I did not put my hand down to break the fall. I went down arms bent holding the card up high to make sure I didn't damage it. Instead, I damaged my tricep....





So freaking worth it







#4. The Large Willow at Giverny by Claude Monet
- The only Monet I've even been able to snag. He is one of my absolute favorites and any of his works that depict his garden in Giverny are stunning. This was my unquestioned #1 painting in the early stages of my collection and still resides in my top 5.








I can't decided between the top 3 so I'm going to call them 1a, 1b, and 1c....






#1c. Lady With a Fan by Gustav Klimt
- Okay... so like myself, Klimt was a huge fan of the female form (sorry dudes, we are nice but women are next level in terms of beauty). In fact, he was so infatuated by the sexuality of women, many of his works were considered pornographic at the time.

He is generally categorized as a symbolist painter in the Art Nouveau era but was later influenced heavily by Japonism. Lady With A Fan is such an important piece for me because it perfectly wraps up everything Klimt was. The gorgeous woman, in a non-sexual setting (especially for Klimt), in the Kimono with the japanese fan, surrounded by the abstract colors and symbols (most noticeably the aqua bird) make for such an amazing work.

Adding to the intrigue for me is that this is one of the last, possibly THE last work Klimt ever produced before suffering a stroke that killed him in 1918. Some people believe this work is unfinished which only adds to the mystique. I absolutely love it.





#1b. I and The Village by Marc Chagall
- To give you an idea of how much I flip flop my rankings of these paintings, I had this as number 1a until about 20 seconds ago. I and the Village was another painting I acquired early in my quest. I was surprised when I won it as I was low on funds that day and didn't expect to win the auction as it was on the lower side of what these cards sold for at the time. Hooray me though!

What I love about this painting aside from the colors (I'm sure you guys have noticed a pattern there) is how effortlessly all the different concepts blend together. Seriously, just take a long look at the painting and make a list of all the different things you see. Then ask yourself, what would a painting look like with all these things in it. Your answer would probably be "A weird pile of crap". In truth, it's just the opposite. A visually stunning masterpiece and one of Chagall's seminal works.






And finally, we've reached the pinnacle......





...the apex....






...the top of the mountain....







....number one with a bullet....







.....the best of the best......







...the creme de la creme.....






#1a. Storm in the Sea of Galilee by Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn
- UGH! WHERE DO I EVEN START.... aside from the amazing quality of artwork which I don't think needs any explanation, the story of the painting is probably why it lands at number 1a on my list.

The painting itself depicts Jesus calming the storm in the Sea of Galilee (Mark 4:35 - 4:41). While I'm not overly interested in any specific religious themed works, the combination of brilliant interpretation of one of the miracles of Jesus depicted in such high quality by one of the greatest artist's of all time brings enough clout to put this at the top of the list.

However, the painting's involvement in modern pop culture is what really sets it apart for me. It was one of thirteen paintings stolen from Boston's Isabella Gardner Museum in 1990. The painting, which was Rembrandt's only surviving seascape, has never been recovered.

It has also been mentioned a couple of times in my favorite crime drama, The Blacklist, including having an entire episode centered around it in season five, episode 2 (Greyson Blaise).

I could go on and on about this one but this thread has been long enough and I appreciate anyone who has made it this far. So here she is, in XXL size, the only known surviving original copy (kind of lol) of The Storm in the Sea of Galilee...





I hope everyone enjoyed the thread. Feel free to post your own mini museums if you got em

-Buff

[Jamesebee]

Oh my gosh! This is an AMAZING thread! Love Goodwin original art and your collection is phenomenal! Hope you're able to add more soon!

[elny43]

I had NO idea these were in Goodwin. Loved reading through your thoughts on each! Thanks for sharing and good luck on acquiring more! I may have to do some research myself...

[mjohnatgt]

Pretty amazing collection of these. I see them pop up on COMC regularly, no shock that someone is supercollecting them.

Here are all the ones that have been on COMC over the years. Many are coming through Upper Deck ePack.
https://www.comc.com/Cards,sr,=goodwin+art+ages,ot

[aggie4ever]

amazing collection and cool write-up, thanks for sharing!

[finfangfan]

I love all of these! Thanks for sharing!

[coltsnsox07]

BEAUTIFUL!!!
Hey, speaking of Klimt, in Czechoslovakia I toured the house of the woman who was the model for 'The Woman In Gold', Adele Bloch-Bauer.
It also has nasty WWII ties.

[gerry609]

Super collection.

[hannahs1]

Super awesome, I’ve only pulled one of the Art and one president from 2011. Woodrow Wilson and a painting one Beagles one a boat with a guy, can’t remember name but since I got a beagle it was meant to be.

[niloc]

awesome collecton!

[jrfillini]

Thank you for finally sharing your collection!

I love these - one of the two ebay searches that I run multiple times every day looking to add more, but they just never get listed. I was REALLY close to buying The Green Wave on COMC recently just because it was SO cheap (I felt bad for the poor card, haha), but it sold right before I could. Other than that, my one big miss was being #2 bidder on American Gothic a few years ago - reading your post, I kept scrolling down, expecting to see it in your collection.

Anyway, since you invited others to share, here is my micro museum:

NFS/NFT, like any other museum.

So what are the top cards you'd like to add to your collection, Buff?

[TimBuckTwo]

You have done well and it is a great collection.

I was waiting for a Remington or Russell. Maybe those are hard to come by.

[mwheeler27]

Absolutely LOVE your collection. Art cards are so much fun to collect.

I have a bunch of these, but not that many nice one. Well done!

[cardlover29]

wow just amazing. Thread of the year as far as I am concerned. I have always loved these cards but never had the cash to buy any of them. even if I did I know I would become addicted and start collecting too, it must be a slippery slope!

[dd316]

That's quite a collection! You should give credit to the artists who recreated these masterpieces.

[BuffiBlowout]

Originally Posted by Jamesebee

Oh my gosh! This is an AMAZING thread! Love Goodwin original art and your collection is phenomenal! Hope you're able to add more soon!

Originally Posted by elny43

I had NO idea these were in Goodwin. Loved reading through your thoughts on each! Thanks for sharing and good luck on acquiring more! I may have to do some research myself...

Thank you for the kind words. They are a bit tougher to acquire now as only 50 have been produced in each of the past couple years compared to 300 per year in 2013 through 2015. The price has also gone up significantly. I doubt you could get any of them for under $200 these days compared to the ones I own where I don't think I spent over $150 on any of them except the Sea of Galilee.

Originally Posted by mjohnatgt

Pretty amazing collection of these. I see them pop up on COMC regularly, no shock that someone is supercollecting them.

Here are all the ones that have been on COMC over the years. Many are coming through Upper Deck ePack.
https://www.comc.com/Cards,sr,=goodwin+art+ages,ot

Thanks for posting that link! I've seen a bunch of them also floating around on Ebay through the COMC listings but have never been able to acquire any of the ones I liked. The Monet Japanese Bridge is amazing! whoever got that one is lucky!!

There are a few people I've seen throughout the years that collect these in some capacity. The guy who I always seemed to lose auctions to back in the day is the seller from Taiwan with all of them on Ebay right now for $500. I'm hoping this thread will help unearth a few more of the mini-museums I know are out there

Originally Posted by aggie4ever

amazing collection and cool write-up, thanks for sharing!

Originally Posted by finfangfan

I love all of these! Thanks for sharing!

Happy to do so. It's such an under-appreciated set. It greatly broadened my horizons and I thought posting might do the same for others.

Originally Posted by coltsnsox07

BEAUTIFUL!!!
Hey, speaking of Klimt, in Czechoslovakia I toured the house of the woman who was the model for 'The Woman In Gold', Adele Bloch-Bauer.
It also has nasty WWII ties.

That's pretty cool Todd! I'll have to look it up when I get a minute.

Originally Posted by gerry609

Super collection.

Thank you!

Originally Posted by hannahs1

Super awesome, I’ve only pulled one of the Art and one president from 2011. Woodrow Wilson and a painting one Beagles one a boat with a guy, can’t remember name but since I got a beagle it was meant to be.

The Presidential ones are cool. I think that may have been the first set they did with 10 copies of each president made available. I like that you could actually complete a set of all 43 (or however many there were at the time of printing).

Originally Posted by niloc

awesome collecton!

Thank you

Originally Posted by jrfillini

Thank you for finally sharing your collection!

I love these - one of the two ebay searches that I run multiple times every day looking to add more, but they just never get listed. I was REALLY close to buying The Green Wave on COMC recently just because it was SO cheap (I felt bad for the poor card, haha), but it sold right before I could. Other than that, my one big miss was being #2 bidder on American Gothic a few years ago - reading your post, I kept scrolling down, expecting to see it in your collection.

Anyway, since you invited others to share, here is my micro museum:

NFS/NFT, like any other museum.

So what are the top cards you'd like to add to your collection, Buff?

Awesome selection you have there! Great original artists and great content. I personally love Woman With a Parasol and St. John the Baptist. And obviously The Last Supper is a huge one!! I wish they would have made that a 10 piece puzzle so you could get the entire painting. Imagine how cool that would have been?!

For my collection I don't target anything specific. I'm more of an opportunistic buyer. When I see something at the right price, I buy it and then learn about it after the fact. That being said, I would love to add a few more landscapes, a Da Vinci, and a Picasso from his cubism years (like yours).

I also have been trying to get this one for years because Long Branch is so close to where I grew up. I probably stood on the exact spot this was painted at some point...

Anyway, great collection you have! Keep it up my friend!

Originally Posted by TimBuckTwo

You have done well and it is a great collection.

I was waiting for a Remington or Russell. Maybe those are hard to come by.

Remington is actually one of the more reproduced artists in the entire run. He's got around 30, Russell has none. Western isn't my preferred subject matter but I feel like I should still get one to help round out my collection. He definitely needs to be represented in some capacity.

Originally Posted by mwheeler27

Absolutely LOVE your collection. Art cards are so much fun to collect.

I have a bunch of these, but not that many nice one. Well done!

"Nice" is relative. We'd love to see em if you care to share

Originally Posted by cardlover29

wow just amazing. Thread of the year as far as I am concerned. I have always loved these cards but never had the cash to buy any of them. even if I did I know I would become addicted and start collecting too, it must be a slippery slope!

Slippery indeed. I basically sold all the junk I didn't want from my collection back in 2015 to fund these. It's is definitely a fun set to collect and I would certainly recommend it even if you can only add 1 or 2 new items per year.

Originally Posted by dd316

That's quite a collection! You should give credit to the artists who recreated these masterpieces.

Hey, Ted! There are two main artists for these (although I know I've seen at least one other person on a small number of cards). One is Ken Joudrey and the other I cannot identify. Their signature is basically a script lowercase "L". You can see the signature in this listing...

I have no idea who it is. Any help?


-Buff

[TimBuckTwo]

If you find a Remington, ask me to look at it first....

[dd316]

Originally Posted by BuffiBlowout

Hey, Ted! There are two main artists for these (although I know I've seen at least one other person on a small number of cards). One is Ken Joudrey and the other I cannot identify. Their signature is basically a script lowercase "L". You can see the signature in this listing...

I have no idea who it is. Any help?

I wish I knew. It's crazy to think all this time later and nobody knows the artist? None of the articles on the set identifies them.

[BuffiBlowout]

Originally Posted by TimBuckTwo

If you find a Remington, ask me to look at it first....

My foe from 2015 in Taiwan has two of them listed currently. They've both been up for quote a while if memory serves correctly.

Fight In The Canyon

Last Stand

Originally Posted by dd316

I wish I knew. It's crazy to think all this time later and nobody knows the artist? None of the articles on the set identifies them.

I've searched a couple of time throughout the years trying to find out who it was but could never figure it out. Really is crazy...


-Buff

[jrfillini]

Originally Posted by BuffiBlowout

There are a few people I've seen throughout the years that collect these in some capacity. The guy who I always seemed to lose auctions to back in the day is the seller from Taiwan with all of them on Ebay right now for $500. I'm hoping this thread will help unearth a few more of the mini-museums I know are out there

The Presidential ones are cool. I think that may have been the first set they did with 10 copies of each president made available. I like that you could actually complete a set of all 43 (or however many there were at the time of printing).

Awesome selection you have there! Great original artists and great content. I personally love Woman With a Parasol and St. John the Baptist. And obviously The Last Supper is a huge one!! I wish they would have made that a 10 piece puzzle so you could get the entire painting. Imagine how cool that would have been?!

Anyway, great collection you have! Keep it up my friend!

Hey, Ted! There are two main artists for these (although I know I've seen at least one other person on a small number of cards). One is Ken Joudrey and the other I cannot identify. Their signature is basically a script lowercase "L". You can see the signature in this listing...

I have no idea who it is. Any help?


-Buff

I think I've only bought one from the Taiwan collection (the Monet). I wonder if they have anything in their collection besides what all is listed for sale.

I'm not much into the presidential subset, but I do seem to recall hearing that the artist did ten for each president, with the best version being embellished with an American flag in the background. Unless I'm thinking of another set like that one.

I would love to see puzzles for these! Like for Rembrandt's Night Watch, which is right near the top of my want list - I know that the card version is just a closeup of the central figures (like The Last Supper I shared), rather than the whole piece. Still would love to have it!

It's maddening that we don't know who the non-Ken artist is! How is that possible in this day and age, haha!?

Thanks for the kind words!

[mwheeler27]

Originally Posted by BuffiBlowout

The Presidential ones are cool. I think that may have been the first set they did with 10 copies of each president made available. I like that you could actually complete a set of all 43 (or however many there were at the time of printing).

-Buff

I have two complete sets of the Presidents. It was Jared Kelley’s debut, and he’s now creating Topps Living Set MLB cards.

A few months ago, some of his Presidents went up for sale. Several brought over $1,000, and some as high as $2,000+. All at auction with $100 starting bid.

[mwheeler27]

Originally Posted by BuffiBlowout

Hey, Ted! There are two main artists for these (although I know I've seen at least one other person on a small number of cards). One is Ken Joudrey and the other I cannot identify. Their signature is basically a script lowercase "L". You can see the signature in this listing...

I have no idea who it is. Any help?


-Buff

Originally Posted by dd316

I wish I knew. It's crazy to think all this time later and nobody knows the artist? None of the articles on the set identifies them.

Originally Posted by BuffiBlowout

I've searched a couple of time throughout the years trying to find out who it was but could never figure it out. Really is crazy...


-Buff

I believe it is Lars Anderson...The World’s Most Famous Archer.

Years of searching might now be over.

[cygtr]

Amazing stuff so far everyone

I've got the following that I've picked up on Epack over the years. Love this set!

[Bruin7]

Buffi - absolutely amazing sir! I can tell you care about these by the way you scanned them lol. Do you know if they ever made any Rothko reproductions?

[coltsnsox07]

Originally Posted by Bruin7

Buffi - absolutely amazing sir! I can tell you care about these by the way you scanned them lol. Do you know if they ever made any Rothko reproductions?

No Rothko in Goodwin, funny you bring him up. I always kind of make a joke about his work when talking about Art Of The Ages. I shouldn't make too much fun, this red on red painting he did in 1969 recently sold for $8 million.
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