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And he only painted about 35 works it seems, which basically means all are rare. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_paintings_by_Johannes_Vermeer https://

• sandspar 3y ago
  Vermeer is the "shiny Pokemon card" of painters. Some museum recently announced they'd gathered a temporary collection of 20-odd Vermeers. Tickets for the show were sold out within minutes - a year ahead of time. Normally if you wanted to assemble a "complete collection" of Vermeers you've seen, you'd have to travel to like 10 different countries. Guys online talking about having no hesitation paying for a ten hour flight and two-day vacation for the sole reason of seeing this exhibit.
  • maratc 3y ago
    > Some museum recently announced they'd gathered a temporary collection of 20-odd Vermeers. That would be Rijks in 2023[0], they had 28 Vermeers on display, tickets sold out within two months, half a year ahead of time. [0] https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/whats-on/exhibitions/vermeer https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/whats-on/exhibitions/vermeer