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[uffda51]

Picasso Sells at Auction for $106.5 Million, a Record for an Artwork

A painting that Picasso created in a single day in March
1932, "Nu au Plateau de Sculpteur (Nude, Green Leaves and
Bust)," sold for $106.5 million, a world record auction price
for a work of art, at Christie's Tuesday night. Bidding for
the Picasso lasted 8 minutes and 6 seconds; there were six
bidders.

[calvindog]

Somewhere in Illinois, a computer in Doug Allen's home just cried.

[barrysloate]

It was expected that that Picasso was going to set the new world record. 1932 was apparently one of his best years, and anything he painted then is considered a classic. And among those works, this example was considered to be as good as it gets.

[Anthony S.]

Originally Posted by uffda51

Bidding for the Picasso lasted 8 minutes and 6 seconds; there were six bidders.

So there really are 6 people in the Dorskind Group?

[Peter_Spaeth]

I hope whoever bought it also contributes heavily to charities.

[Wesley]

I'd rather have a T210 Joe Jackson.

[wonkaticket]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

I hope whoever bought it also contributes heavily to charities.

Uh...ok...

[Kawika]

At times like this I always think of Kevin Bacon's line in Diner: Do you ever get the feeling that there's something going on that we don't know about?

[barrysloate]

Same way that baseball card people know what is the thing to own, Picasso freaks know that this is one of his best.

[buymycards]

I heard rumors that it was cut from a sheet and trimmed.

Rick

[Rob D.]

If the buyer is a true collector, he won't get it graded.

[calvindog]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

I hope whoever bought it also contributes heavily to charities.

Yes, I would hate to think that the buyer wasn't concerned about the suffering of others.

[Browncow75]

Added color in the upper left? lol

[GoldenAge50s]

No wonder the price---It's the "impossible to find" one-boob version.

[wonkaticket]

As an amateur fine art connoisseur it has that subtle yet underlined quality I look for in a fine oil painting from a great master…….…boobs.

Somewhere in cyberspace there’s an art chat room with a bunch of guys saying the painting went way to cheap, or saying something doesn’t seem quite right about this sale.

Who knows perhaps there are spats on that board as well? Where folks decide to leave the art hobby and list all their works in the BST.

[Rob D.]

At least one auction house comes to mind that probably could have gotten at least $400 million for that Picasso. I wonder whether Christie's thought to take the painting around to a couple fine-art shows so that interested collectors could see it up close and maybe hold it in their hands. You know, market the painting.

[Kawika]

Originally Posted by wonkaticket

Who knows perhaps there are spats on that board as well? Where folks decide to leave the art hobby and list all their works in the BST.

John, such comments are deliberately obnoxious and should have no place here.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by calvindog

Yes, I would hate to think that the buyer wasn't concerned about the suffering of others.

According to Buddhism, as I understand it at a rudimentary level, one of the four Noble Truths is that suffering result from an attachment to transient things such as wealth and prestige, so perhaps really the winner is the one suffering here and not the have-nots.

[White Borders]

Wonder if there was any shilling - do you think they checked the seller's feedback rating?

Does Christie's accept Paypal?

[calvindog]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

According to Buddhism, as I understand it at a rudimentary level, one of the four Noble Truths is that suffering result from an attachment to transient things such as wealth and prestige, so perhaps really the winner is the one suffering here and not the have-nots.

Very fu%$^n deep. And yes, grasshopper, I do believe you are correct.

[Rob D.]

Originally Posted by White Borders

Wonder if there was any shilling - do you think they checked the seller's feedback rating?

Just checked VAP (Vintage Art Prices). The highest that Picasso ever previously sold for was $35 million. Draw your own conclusions.

[T206Collector]

Anyone else think this one should be called "Phallus-Hand In Ear"?

[whycough]

"Not even one of my best!" he ejaculated.

[steve B]

The purchaser was Upper Deck. It's destined to be included in their new "masterpieces" art card set.

[M's_Fan]

Originally Posted by steve B

The purchaser was Upper Deck. It's destined to be included in their new "masterpieces" art card set.

Yes, they are going to cut the painting into a 10,000 pieces and insert the scraps into special refractor cards.

[bobbyw8469]

I am surprised a west coaster didn't wait until 3 AM to throw his bid in!

[D. Bergin]

I'll be the first to admit I don't "get", Picasso...........or Jackson Pollock.........or Basquiat.

[jhs5120]

Truly a beautiful piece of art, sold for half of what I thought it would.

BTW: first post!

[Vol]

Who would be comfortable knowing that a 100 million dollar painting was hanging in their home?

Wasn't three Picasso's stolen last year from a home?

Answered my own question and Googled it. Here is the Times account of the theft....
His granddaughter to boot!
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/01/ar...gn/01pica.html

[wonkaticket]

Originally Posted by VOLnVEGAS

Who would be comfortable knowing that a 100 million dollar painting was hanging in their home?

Wasn't three Picasso's stolen last year from a home?

Answered my own question and Googled it. Here is the Times account of the theft....
His granddaughter to boot!
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/01/ar...gn/01pica.html

Must have bumped her locks...

http://www.net54baseball.com/showthread.php?t=123370

[T206Collector]

Originally Posted by wonkaticket

Must have bumped her locks.

The new owner of the Picasso should keep it in a "Fort Knox" gun safe, with a few glocks and some ammo if he is going to keep that painting in his house.

[quinnsryche]

Originally Posted by wonkaticket

Must have bumped her locks...

http://www.net54baseball.com/showthread.php?t=123370

Could see that one coming from a mile away!
By the way, VERY funny.
Also, Picasso sucks. Rembrandt is the MAN!

[uffda51]

This was the coveted "no stats" version.

The fine print in the catalog clearly states "NO PAY-PAL. Shipping - $2.95 USPS, in a padded mailer."

[E93]

I think it is a reproduction. The color is slightly different from other Picasso paintings from the same year. You would think somebody who would buy something like that would do their homework. They must be really stupid and I must be superior to them.
JimB

[Peter_Spaeth]

It's not a reproduction, it's a proof. The colors are so deep because he had a fresh palette.

[D. Bergin]

Originally Posted by quinnsryche

Also, Picasso sucks. Rembrandt is the MAN!

Almost everybody is superior to Picasso. The more I look at his stuff the more I scratch my head.

Makes me think I should start investing in R302's.

[botn]

I have not seen the painting or even an image of it but I think there is something very odd about it based on what I was told by someone who did see an image of it. The type of pain used on the leaves (there are leaves, right?) is not the right shade of green.

[calvindog]

Greg, I think you made a Freudian slip; you wrote that the leaves were covered in 'pain.' I appreciate your appreciation for the suffering of the leaves in the painting.

[JasonL]

about finding it in Grandpa's attic.

But I do hear that there are a pair of african american gentlemen from Ohio going pawn shop to pawn shop hither and yon, trying to convince the world that theirs is the real one...and they won't take Joe Orlando's "No" for an answer!

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by calvindog

Greg, I think you made a Freudian slip; you wrote that the leaves were covered in 'pain.' I appreciate your appreciation for the suffering of the leaves in the painting.

Nah, the only one suffering here is the purchaser, from adding to his or her burden of material things. I just read a statement by a Christie's official and like him, I am delighted people are spending hundreds of millions on art again after having their lives so compromised by the transient market collapse during which they refocused their efforts on stablizing their portfolios. it must have been tough.

[D. Bergin]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Nah, the only one suffering here is the purchaser, from adding to his or her burden of material things. I just read a statement by a Christie's official and like him, I am delighted people are spending hundreds of millions on art again after having their lives so compromised by the transient market collapse during which they refocused their efforts on stablizing their portfolios. it must have been tough.

Yea, it's nice to see the CEO's and Bank Managers raiding pension funds once again.

It was touch and go there for a bit.

I mean, they worked their way through college and some of them even got really good grades. They're only taking what they have coming to them.

The rest of us are just suckers for choosing a different life path.

[botn]

Here is a scan of the Picasso I sold recently. I know it is ok because I sold it. Of course it went for substantially less than the one yesterday at Christie's.