Al-
There is somewhat of a back story to my opinion of Berryman's "art" AND! to this day I get a little pissed about it. Lol, not very reserved on my part but it pleases me that the truth ...err my "opinion" is out there
There is no other artist on this planet, whose "entire" body of work...which is insanely huge...that one can find "many" similarities to the works of real artists.
Here is but one case, decide for yourself....
On the top Berryman...on the bottom the "original" by Roy Grinnell. Granted I flipped the top image to match the view but thats it. Pretty damn close in my eyes. Also, "tracing" photos and calling it a original....by a "master" is a JOKE!
Granted the details are crisp but looks CG to me..ie... cg print to canvas
And as you noticed, there are many factual errors to his "master" works. Lol, ones that most newbs would catch even.
So, yeah add to that, this disgusting MvR piece and it "Grinds My Gears" a bit
If the guy really cared about preserving history...he would not have done that. It's sad to see, whether one likes his work or not.
Btw...has anyone in the UK ever seen any of his originals? Just wondering..they never seem to be for sale.