Treasure trove of paintings found

[Luddly Neddite]

Staggering treasure trove of paintings discovered inside home of one of America's greatest modern artists who became a recluse 25 years ago after slamming Scorcese film based on his own life

• Chuck Connelly sold more than a million dollars of art in the 1980s and was considered one of America's biggest names
• He showed at the same Annina Nosei's gallery as bad boy street artist Jean-Michel Basquiat - and sold to Charles Saatchi before the pair fell out
• Actor Nick Nolte played Chuck Connelly in Martin Scorcese's 1989 film New York Stories: Life Lesson
• Connelly publicly criticized the film in the New York Post and spent the following 25 years as a recluse... until now
• He has unveiled a breathtaking body of work consisting of approximately 3,000 paintings - all stored in wooden frames inside his Philadelphia home

Read more: Treasure trove of art discovered in mansion of artist Chuck Connelly
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Look at the photos at the link.

We're getting a house ready to put on the market and wondering what to do with all our paintings. Switching to watercolor means mine don't take up near as much space but still, after two lifetimes of painting, we have hundreds of canvases.

 

[IcebergSlim]

Thanks for the heads up....pretty incredible...

 

[ChrisL]

Staggering treasure trove of paintings discovered inside home of one of America's greatest modern artists who became a recluse 25 years ago after slamming Scorcese film based on his own life

• Chuck Connelly sold more than a million dollars of art in the 1980s and was considered one of America's biggest names
• He showed at the same Annina Nosei's gallery as bad boy street artist Jean-Michel Basquiat - and sold to Charles Saatchi before the pair fell out
• Actor Nick Nolte played Chuck Connelly in Martin Scorcese's 1989 film New York Stories: Life Lesson
• Connelly publicly criticized the film in the New York Post and spent the following 25 years as a recluse... until now
• He has unveiled a breathtaking body of work consisting of approximately 3,000 paintings - all stored in wooden frames inside his Philadelphia home

Read more: Treasure trove of art discovered in mansion of artist Chuck Connelly
Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter | DailyMail on Facebook

Look at the photos at the link.

We're getting a house ready to put on the market and wondering what to do with all our paintings. Switching to watercolor means mine don't take up near as much space but still, after two lifetimes of painting, we have hundreds of canvases.

Nice. Probably could have put on a clean shirt for the interview though.

 

[Luddly Neddite]

Staggering treasure trove of paintings discovered inside home of one of America's greatest modern artists who became a recluse 25 years ago after slamming Scorcese film based on his own life

• Chuck Connelly sold more than a million dollars of art in the 1980s and was considered one of America's biggest names
• He showed at the same Annina Nosei's gallery as bad boy street artist Jean-Michel Basquiat - and sold to Charles Saatchi before the pair fell out
• Actor Nick Nolte played Chuck Connelly in Martin Scorcese's 1989 film New York Stories: Life Lesson
• Connelly publicly criticized the film in the New York Post and spent the following 25 years as a recluse... until now
• He has unveiled a breathtaking body of work consisting of approximately 3,000 paintings - all stored in wooden frames inside his Philadelphia home

Read more: Treasure trove of art discovered in mansion of artist Chuck Connelly
Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter | DailyMail on Facebook

Look at the photos at the link.

We're getting a house ready to put on the market and wondering what to do with all our paintings. Switching to watercolor means mine don't take up near as much space but still, after two lifetimes of painting, we have hundreds of canvases.

Nice. Probably could have put on a clean shirt for the interview though.

That's funny.

I didn't even notice.

But, he's a recluse so probably doesn't dress up very often.

 

[Esmeralda]

Staggering treasure trove of paintings discovered inside home of one of America's greatest modern artists who became a recluse 25 years ago after slamming Scorcese film based on his own life

• Chuck Connelly sold more than a million dollars of art in the 1980s and was considered one of America's biggest names
• He showed at the same Annina Nosei's gallery as bad boy street artist Jean-Michel Basquiat - and sold to Charles Saatchi before the pair fell out
• Actor Nick Nolte played Chuck Connelly in Martin Scorcese's 1989 film New York Stories: Life Lesson
• Connelly publicly criticized the film in the New York Post and spent the following 25 years as a recluse... until now
• He has unveiled a breathtaking body of work consisting of approximately 3,000 paintings - all stored in wooden frames inside his Philadelphia home

Read more: Treasure trove of art discovered in mansion of artist Chuck Connelly
Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter | DailyMail on Facebook

Look at the photos at the link.

We're getting a house ready to put on the market and wondering what to do with all our paintings. Switching to watercolor means mine don't take up near as much space but still, after two lifetimes of painting, we have hundreds of canvases.

Nice. Probably could have put on a clean shirt for the interview though.

Artists are allowed, even expected, to be unconventional.

 

[longknife]

I didn't see a single picture I consider to be Art.

 

[mdk]

How awesome!

 

[ChrisL]

I didn't see a single picture I consider to be Art.

I saw some that were pretty good. Better than I can do anyway.

 

[ChrisL]

Staggering treasure trove of paintings discovered inside home of one of America's greatest modern artists who became a recluse 25 years ago after slamming Scorcese film based on his own life

• Chuck Connelly sold more than a million dollars of art in the 1980s and was considered one of America's biggest names
• He showed at the same Annina Nosei's gallery as bad boy street artist Jean-Michel Basquiat - and sold to Charles Saatchi before the pair fell out
• Actor Nick Nolte played Chuck Connelly in Martin Scorcese's 1989 film New York Stories: Life Lesson
• Connelly publicly criticized the film in the New York Post and spent the following 25 years as a recluse... until now
• He has unveiled a breathtaking body of work consisting of approximately 3,000 paintings - all stored in wooden frames inside his Philadelphia home

Read more: Treasure trove of art discovered in mansion of artist Chuck Connelly
Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter | DailyMail on Facebook

Look at the photos at the link.

We're getting a house ready to put on the market and wondering what to do with all our paintings. Switching to watercolor means mine don't take up near as much space but still, after two lifetimes of painting, we have hundreds of canvases.

Nice. Probably could have put on a clean shirt for the interview though.

Artists are allowed, even expected, to be unconventional.

Well, you can be unconventional and still be clean, no?

 

[ChrisL]

Staggering treasure trove of paintings discovered inside home of one of America's greatest modern artists who became a recluse 25 years ago after slamming Scorcese film based on his own life

• Chuck Connelly sold more than a million dollars of art in the 1980s and was considered one of America's biggest names
• He showed at the same Annina Nosei's gallery as bad boy street artist Jean-Michel Basquiat - and sold to Charles Saatchi before the pair fell out
• Actor Nick Nolte played Chuck Connelly in Martin Scorcese's 1989 film New York Stories: Life Lesson
• Connelly publicly criticized the film in the New York Post and spent the following 25 years as a recluse... until now
• He has unveiled a breathtaking body of work consisting of approximately 3,000 paintings - all stored in wooden frames inside his Philadelphia home

Read more: Treasure trove of art discovered in mansion of artist Chuck Connelly
Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter | DailyMail on Facebook

Look at the photos at the link.

We're getting a house ready to put on the market and wondering what to do with all our paintings. Switching to watercolor means mine don't take up near as much space but still, after two lifetimes of painting, we have hundreds of canvases.

Nice. Probably could have put on a clean shirt for the interview though.

That's funny.

I didn't even notice.

But, he's a recluse so probably doesn't dress up very often.

One of the first things I noticed. Lol.

 

[Esmeralda]

Staggering treasure trove of paintings discovered inside home of one of America's greatest modern artists who became a recluse 25 years ago after slamming Scorcese film based on his own life

• Chuck Connelly sold more than a million dollars of art in the 1980s and was considered one of America's biggest names
• He showed at the same Annina Nosei's gallery as bad boy street artist Jean-Michel Basquiat - and sold to Charles Saatchi before the pair fell out
• Actor Nick Nolte played Chuck Connelly in Martin Scorcese's 1989 film New York Stories: Life Lesson
• Connelly publicly criticized the film in the New York Post and spent the following 25 years as a recluse... until now
• He has unveiled a breathtaking body of work consisting of approximately 3,000 paintings - all stored in wooden frames inside his Philadelphia home

Read more: Treasure trove of art discovered in mansion of artist Chuck Connelly
Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter | DailyMail on Facebook

Look at the photos at the link.

We're getting a house ready to put on the market and wondering what to do with all our paintings. Switching to watercolor means mine don't take up near as much space but still, after two lifetimes of painting, we have hundreds of canvases.

Nice. Probably could have put on a clean shirt for the interview though.

Artists are allowed, even expected, to be unconventional.

Well, you can be unconventional and still be clean, no?

It depends on in what way you are unconventional. There isn't anything set about it: that's why it is unconventional.