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Title: 104 million for this???
Post by: Dean Perdue on February 03, 2010, 10:01:01 PM

Saw this and asked myself why would someone pay this kind of money.
Amazing to me. I wouldn't of offered $25. for it.
Any thoughts on what I'm not understanding on this?

http://www.aolnews.com/world/article/would-you-pay-a-record-1043m-for-this-sculpture/19344056

Title: Re: 104 million for this???
Post by: ironlord1963 on February 03, 2010, 10:40:55 PM

Guess if I had a Trillion Dollar bank account I may consider it for about 6 sec. Then I would probably by a couple million pieces of pink Glass instead  :D.  So I don't think I would pay that, pretty amazing though.

Title: Re: 104 million for this???
Post by: talesofthesevenseas on February 03, 2010, 10:43:13 PM

For 104 mil., you'd think it would at least be attractive! BLAH!

Title: Re: 104 million for this???
Post by: syl on February 03, 2010, 11:10:52 PM

I guess somebody knows something that we don't.

Title: Re: 104 million for this???
Post by: KC on February 03, 2010, 11:11:24 PM

I would have been disappointed that it didn't sell for more..........Nah!  

That's someone without a better idea where to spend their money!

Title: Re: 104 million for this???
Post by: waywardangler on February 04, 2010, 12:13:02 AM

The winning bidder just wanted to spend some stimulus money to stimulate the art market.

Title: Re: 104 million for this???
Post by: railman44 on February 04, 2010, 03:05:56 AM

Almost typical of the art world fanatics with more money than common sense.   ::)

Title: Re: 104 million for this???
Post by: cogar on February 04, 2010, 06:52:29 AM

My guess is one such as the J. Paul Getty Museum bought that.

Title: Re: 104 million for this???
Post by: Texasbadger on February 04, 2010, 07:42:33 AM

Be berry berry quiet,,,Ive got my 16 year old out in the garage with a blowtorch and some old burglar bars, making up another one,,,,Ima gonna be rich!

Title: Re: 104 million for this???
Post by: Chinese Antique Furniture on February 04, 2010, 09:42:32 AM

Just think how grateful the people of Haiti would be with 104 million.

Something is way wrong.

Title: Re: 104 million for this???
Post by: Dean Perdue on February 04, 2010, 10:12:49 AM

Quote from: Texasbadger on February 04, 2010, 07:42:33 AM

Be berry berry quiet,,,Ive got my 16 year old out in the garage with a blowtorch and some old burglar bars, making up another one,,,,Ima gonna be rich!

LOL Great idea.

I'm thinkin the new owner is one of those 'deserving recipient's' of the government's (taxpayers) 'bailouts' designed to help us poor folk out.

Title: Re: 104 million for this???
Post by: Dean Perdue on February 04, 2010, 10:24:58 AM

Ironlord-

Wonder where Sotheby's got their appraiser from on this one.
He/she was only off by 75 million + ::)

Title: Re: 104 million for this???
Post by: regularjoe2 on February 04, 2010, 11:01:25 AM

Well , it is a rather famous piece .

104 does seem a bit much , though .

Sounds a bit like a whizzin' contest tween rich folks , don't it ?

Just goes to show you can buy style , but not class .

Title: Re: 104 million for this???
Post by: KC on February 04, 2010, 02:19:25 PM

Love the thread on this!  Even if I had the money....wouldn't have spent it on this.

Chances are it is a very wealthy collector.  Would be nice if it was a gallery/museum so all could see and make remarks about how much was spent on it throughout the years!  :)

Title: Re: 104 million for this???
Post by: ironlord1963 on February 04, 2010, 07:39:05 PM

Yea, I might just pay $20.00 just to see it and Uhhhh and Ahhhhh it wonderful Form  :o