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At the gallery

Chris Hall45 Comments

© Ayr/Gray

She stared around the gallery. The main room had all the great masters in the old wing, very dull, she thought, but this part is new and rather posh, how nice.

She lifted a glass from the tray, sipping the bubbly, then she glided around the room. Some rather good paintings, modern in an interesting way but nothing particularly could her eye. But then she sees an imposing sculpture. It rears up, a hooded man and a gaping maw, and it looks rather frightening. Does his expression reflect the artist’s angst?

Apocalypse by Cliff Davies

She made her way up to the second floor. Then suddenly two men – clearly artists – both of them held up their fists. She hedged away, gripping her glass in her hand. People began to stare. Then a moment later, the fight began on the staircase. But it finished as quickly as it started. What was that about, she wondered, as the two artists shook hands and left.

Two hours later, her flight was called. She smiled quietly as she’d acquired a little picture from the gallery wall, where she’d stashed her big bag.

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Posted for The Unicorn Challenge, a magical challenge hosted by Jenne Gray and C E Ayr, where they provide a photo and we, in turn, provide up to 250 words.

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45 thoughts on “At the gallery”

  6. I’m wondering if the ‘fight’ between the two artists was also an art exhibit?
    Seems as though the distraction allowed her to make off with her own souvenir.
    The sculpture is so painful to look at.
    An intriguing tale, Chris.

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    • All true – well, most of it. I’ve seen angry artists, although not fisty cuffs. I’ve seen people pocket small things in a gallery, cards usually. And yes, my husband has made some interesting things!

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  14. Wow! I was wondering if that was your Cliff who made the sculpture, then in reading the comments I realized it was. That’s an amazing piece! At first I didn’t “get” the part about how she got the photo during the fight, but it did occur to me, as it did to Jenne49, that the fight could have been an art exhibit itself. 🤔 Now I’m looking forward to seeing more ofto Cliff’s art in your stories. 😀

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