On 4/24/07, Lawnun <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: [...]
On a side note, does anyone ever speculate that sometimes the price of these works of art are high both due to the artistic merit of the piece, and the status of the prior owner? When I read the economist piece, it struck me that part of the allure for both Sotheby's and to that extent, The Economist, was the fact that you had a consignment "by one of the richest men in America."
Sure, the artist only got paid $10,000 or less. Cheeni
