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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I love 19th century American landscapes even though they are kind of tacky and definitely out of style, and you can pick them up very inexpensively through auction. Liveauctioneers.com is a big site. [/quote]

Thanks for the link.

Is this what you mean by 19th Century American landscape?  This was on the first page I clicked on:

https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/88596706_19th-c-oil-painting-working-hay-wagon-in-field

That's tacky and out of style?  Hmmm.  Yeah, that's what I like, though I prefer coastal scenes.  (and this one is too rich for my blood).

Stay I like that - should I be collecting other types of more modern art to sort of counterbalance that which I genuinely like?

In terms of my goals, my goal would be to be surrounded by stuff that I like.  secondarily, to have a house that feels classy and decorated.  [/quote]

Well to be perfectly frank, if you were trying to land your house in Architectural Digest or whatever, cheap 19th century landscapes would not be the way to go. I have them because I like them. I do not think they will make your house look classy or decorated. They will make it look quirky and they will make you happy. [/quote]

They’re Americana to me - like antique weather vanes or stuff like that. [/quote]

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