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Billede med grædende børn

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Billederne med grædende børn hang i mange danske hjem i 80’erne. For unge mennesker, som bare skulle have noget på væggene i deres nye hjem, var 4 malerier af grædende børn for 100 kr. et godt tilbud. Det var et atypisk motiv at vælge til sin bolig, men mange tolkede billederne positivt, som om børnene lige var holdt op med at græde. I Sverige blev der solgt 1.5 millioner billeder, mens der ikke er tal for salget i Danmark.

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Paintings of Crying Children

Paintings of crying children were present in many Danish homes in the 80s. For young people who furnished their first home and simply needed something on their walls, four paintings for 100 DKK were a great deal. It was an unusual motive to choose for one’s home, but many interpreted the pictures positively, as if the children had just stopped crying. In Sweden, 1.5 million copies were sold and it is unknown how many paintings were sold in Denmark.