74m for a painting!!!

[koolpc]

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/scream-sold-record-107m-auction-004010907.html

I think it is just way too much for a painting of any sort!! Person must be on something to put that on his wall. lol

Do people really love that painting? Yikes!

 

[dirtychinchilla]

To be honest...I want it. If I was loaded I think I'd pay that much for it, if required.

 

[TaKeN]

So expensive you made two threads?

 

[G-MAN2004]

And it's not even the best version.

 

[antijoke]

So expensive you made two threads?

Probably hit submit twice when he fell off his chair.

Explains the link and run as well.

 

[schumi84]

Now wouldn't it be funny if it now appeared in the 'Things I bought in May' thread

 

[G-MAN2004]

Oh, and it's not a painting.

 

[koolpc]

Opps, 2 threads!! Please delete one mods. Ta

 

[antijoke]

Opps, 2 threads!! Please delete both mods. Ta

 

[koolpc]

But seriuosly, even if i was a multi billionaire i wouldnt want that pic.

Maybe the buyer does give to charity but i would rather give that money away to deserving causes than spend it on an ugly painting, or any painting to be honest!

 

[postbox]

One of the most iconic paintings / drawings of our generation - even people who know absolutely nothing about art will recognise it - it's the only one you can have as part of private collection I beleive, hence the enormous price tag.

 

[Morbius]

It's better to just have a print. You can have a print up on your wall whereas you'd be too nervous to ever put the original up and it would likely spend its time in a vault somewhere. Plus, the print is much cheaper.

 

[koolpc]

Iconic, yes. Hideous, yes. Pay that much for it, mad!!

 

[horrorwood]

Ok so if the buyer is in another country, how would he get it over to him?

I doubt UPS offer £74m compensation on a parcel

 

[Morbius]

I doubt UPS offer £74m compensation on a parcel

If you were out when it arrived they'd probably leave it in a bin and pop a note through the door.

 

[koolpc]

Could be worse. Could be CityLink!!! Think what would happen then!

 

[Morbius]

Could be worse. Could be CityLink!!! Think what would happen then!

CityLink would damage it before it got anywhere near a delivery van.

 

[BombayMix]

It looks great hanging in my downstairs toilet!

 

[Flibster]

Always loved that series of paintings.

Then again, I also like Matisse's work.

It looks great hanging in my downstairs toilet!

Oooooh, posh. But if you've got a downstairs bog, surely you should have something by Twoloos Lautrec.

 

[koolpc]

I would rather have a dog poo splattered on the wall and left to fester than pay 74m for a hideous work of so called 'Art' lol