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The art

posted 14 years ago by cash_carstar
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Anyone with more time/expertise than I wanna break down how (in)accurate/(im)plausible all the art stuff in this film was?

They mention (I believe) Raphael, Turner, and Donatello. The Turner looked like it could have been a reproduction of an actual Turner work, though they kept reffering to it as the "landscape" which doesn't really help pare down a Turner does it? That didn't look like a Raphael, and would a Donatello go for 4 grand in a random gallery in the 40's?

Discuss (assuming I got my account correct).

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[–] edgein15 14 years ago

The price for the Donatello was actually quoted as $40,000 in the movie.

The gallery also had a Vermeer on the wall in the background.

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[–] Noir-It-All 12 years ago

What cost $40000 in 1946 would cost $441760.05 in 2010.

Also, if you were to buy exactly the same products in 2010 and 1946,
they would cost you $40000 and $3391.54 respectively.

How much would the pedestal "wrapped up" cost?

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[–] vonhangman 10 years ago

I noticed Girl With a Pearl Earring as well. If you were making a film festival of movies featuring Girl With a Pearl Earring, this could into it, along with Girl With a Pearl Earring and St Trinians.