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There’s an art to collecting original works, owners and experts say

By CATHERINE RODGERS SPECIAL TO THE DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE

Posted: January 12, 2013 at 2:34 a.m.

Benjamin Krain Marilyn Porter has been collecting art for 35 years. One of her favorites is this painting by Fayetteville artist George Dombek from the “Ozark Family Series.”

Bobby Tucker might be considered an accidental collector. Although he had purchased some art earlier in his life, an unexpected event steered him onto the path to Sotheby’s and his successful bid for The Red Haw Tree by Carroll Cloar in 1999.

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Angel in the Field by Carroll Cloar, collection of Bobby Tucker (By: Staton Breidenthal)

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