OT: Christie's Post-War & Contemporary Art Auction is Live

[yanks12025]

Originally Posted by jhs5120

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A $100 Million+ Da Vinci will be sold any minute (Lot # 9). Just thought I'd share.

Isn't this the same painting that the russian owner was gonna sue his broker for ripping him off and charging him too much money for it? And now it sells for 400 million.

[Baseball Rarities]

Originally Posted by yanks12025

Isn't this the same painting that the russian owner was gonna sue his broker for ripping him off and charging him too much money for it? And now it sells for 400 million.

Yes, he sued the dealer because the dealer marked it up more than what he was told.

https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/28/a...ig-markup.html

Here is the timeline of the history of the painting:

https://news.artnet.com/market/timel...-years-1150661

Finally, a very interesting article by Jerry Saltz, an art critic for New York magazine. Baseball cards are not the only collectible with its share of controversey:

http://www.vulture.com/2017/11/chris...-doubt-it.html