Double whammy. The oligarchs love Bacon and Freud, get both there. (Be curious how many buyers are pushing the prices.) Like it but insane price, though The Scream that had the record previously wasn't the best version. Used to be Monet and Van Gogh when it was the Japanese, wonder how those compare now. Not that dissimilar poster collecting trends.
Sent from my iPhone > On 13 Nov 2013, at 11:54, Helmut Hamm <[email protected]> wrote: > > I guess I should have picked one of his paintings up while he was alive, when > they were still available for like $2 Million... Even then, he was the most > expensive living artist. > > The Francis Bacon exhibition in Berlin in 1986 (I think) was the most amazing > art show I have seen in my life. Never before or after have I seen anything > that came even remotely close to it. > > Helmut > > >> http://www.nbcnews.com/entertainment/painting-sells-world-record-price-142-4-million-2D11582699 >> >> highest price ever paid for a work of art at auction >> >> Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com >> ___________________________________________________________________ >> How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List >> Send a message addressed to: >> [email protected] >> In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L >> The author of this message is solely >> responsible for its content. > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > ___________________________________________________________________ > How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List > > Send a message addressed to: [email protected] > In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L > > The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
