If you could choose one artwork to own, what would it be?

[AllaMova]

With the following caveat, you must select one that you love, rather than for its worth etc.

At the moment, I would choose “Sketch of a Seated Cat” by Gwen John. ❤️

Beautiful, I have always loved Margaret Tarrant's religious paintings, my mother had reproductions of them up when I was a child and they immediately transport me back to less complicated times.

I would like to have the Lesser Brethren to give to her.

That’s another one of my favourites. In fact, I’ll be seeing it in person soon!

Head of an Angel, Fra Angelico.

What a great thread! I'd forgotten so many of these great artists- especially Gwen John

I went to Cardiff Museum recently, but couldn’t justify paying £14 each to see the Gwen John exhibit.

I’ll go when I get paid next month though. I’m desperate to see it!

Oh my. That is stunning.

If you've got Art Fund, it's free.

I've already got my painting, but when I was very small, we had a poster of Lucy Kemp-Welch's work on our bedroom wall (and I now have it in postcard form at my desk at work.)
https://kitkemp.com/manage/wp-content/uploads/httpskitkemp.commanagewp-contentuploadsa5-8.jpg

The Garden of Earthly Delights by Hieronymus Bosch. I saw it in the Prado many years ago and was in awe. I could easily have spent the whole day taking in all the detail but the Goya Black period exhibition was calling my name (and was amazing, in a very dark way)

I'm thinking William Holman Hunt

I haven’t got that, I’m afraid. Just had a look online and it’s awfully expensive.

I’m not going to name it because if someone in my family saw it, outing would be immediate.

there was a piece of art in my childhood bedroom. I never thought much of it. We had tons of art in the house because my father was a student artist at one point. It was of varying quality, but I loved this piece. One day I saw it as the post of the day on an art focused channel on Instagram. I was perplexed. It was 100% the painting from my childhood bedroom.

it turns out that my father had purchased it from a reasonably famous artist at the start of her career for the cash he had in his pocket. He sold it when he moved house.

its probably better that it is in an art gallery for other people to enjoy, but I kind of want my childhood painting back. I don’t care about the value, I just really loved the painting.

Anything by Bridget Riley.

It would be my choice too

I’m dying to know what the painting is!

I know it won’t be the same, but I wonder if getting a print of it could be an option for you?

Just to add, no @BeLimeTiger you can't have Verity. She lives just minutes away from me and I won't let you take her, although I know many around here would be delighted if you did. She remains highly controversial in these parts.

Yes, it's beautiful, my mind just ran away on the same theme 😁

I'm interested to ask people that have chosen this painting, would you just like to own it or could you live with it.

It's just so heartbreakingly sad (and beautiful) that I couldn't look on it every day.

Richard Dadd's The Halt in the Desert

Saw it on Antiques Roadshow years ago and fell in love.

It was valued at 100k then (1986, apparently) so I knew it was hopeless

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Dadd#/media/File:The-halt-in-the-desert-richard-dadd.jpg

I'm jealous of the people that have nabbed this. It would look great in my little terrace and would be interesting forever.

I find this painting so unbelievably moving; there’s something almost sacral, ritual about the act of lighting the lanterns. It’s so intensely atmospheric and sensory. Thanks for reminding of it!

I am one of three sisters and it reminds me of the times the three of us would relax together. We could all zone out much to the annoyance of our DM. It’s the thousand mild stare and resting your eyes moment.

I do own some actual artworks, just not very expensive ones.

It's absolutely massive. I'm not sure your "little terrace" would be able to cope unless you removed every inner wall, but it might be worth it. Although if you separated the 3 parts it might fit on 3 walls.

^^This. I was lucky enough to get a completely private viewing of St John The Baptist as a young man by Caravaggio I just loved it.
Or anything by Cezanne the father of 20th century art.