No 15-minute rule! No snipes! No 4 a.m. endtime!

[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.

[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.

[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.

[White Borders]

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

Does Christie's accept Paypal?

[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"?

[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.

[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!