{"id":460040,"date":"2003-10-01T13:00:49","date_gmt":"2003-10-01T20:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=105184"},"modified":"2024-12-27T01:24:31","modified_gmt":"2024-12-27T01:24:31","slug":"art","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/art\/","title":{"rendered":"Automotive Art &#8211; &#8220;Art&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='memberful-global-teaser-content'>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I have just been to an exhibition of motor racing art and, as usual, it was a depressing experience. I saw a painting of the first corner of the 1955 Monaco GP which is a direct copy of a well-known photograph. The difference is that the painting had an outrageous price tag and is inferior to the photograph.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I wonder why anyone would want to spend time and effort to copy a photo. Perhaps it is because the artist is confident that it will sell. 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