I have found many abstract-type paintings (and non-abstract for that matter) to be much more interesting in person, where you can experience the actual scale, t

I have found many abstract-type paintings (and non-abstract for that matter) to be much more interesting in person, where you can experience the actual scale, texture, colors, multiple viewing angles and perspectives, reflections/interaction with the environment and other viewers, etc.. Perhaps that's an argument for high-resolution VR museums, with better scans of paintings to capture 3D texture, layers, transparency, reflectivity, etc.. ;-)