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Jackson Pollock painting sold for record $140 mln
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| tjpatel |
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A painting by artist Jackson Pollock has been sold for about $140 million, which would make it the highest price ever paid for a painting, The New York Times newspaper reported on Thursday.
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Citing experts who spoke on the condition of anonymity, the Times reported that Hollywood mogul David Geffen had sold the painting "No. 5, 1948" to Mexican financier David Martinez in a deal brokered by Sotheby's Tobias Meyer.
If the Pollock painting sale is confirmed, it would surpass the previous world record price paid for a painting, which was set in June when cosmetics magnate Ronald S. Lauder paid $135 million for a 1907 portrait by Austrian artist Gustav Klimt.
Geffen, Martinez and Sotheby's were not immediately available for comment.
The Times described Martinez as a "megabuyer" of modern art who had purchased works by masters such as Willem de Kooning and Mark Rothko in recent years.
"No. 5, 1948" is about 4 by 8 feet and features Pollock's drip-and-pour style in a tangle of red, yellow and blue. |
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| jonSun |
| I didnt know Jackson was Polish. :wtf: |
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| Sunsnail |
| I dont see any red. |
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| Fast Turtle |
it's not #5, this is:
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| Sunsnail |
| Definitely worth $140,000,000. I couldn't think of a better way to spend that money |
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| pvdAngel |
| A 5 year old could have done that. :wtf: |
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| Fast Turtle |
| quote: | Originally posted by Sunsnail
Definitely worth $140,000,000. I couldn't think of a better way to spend that money |
maybe going to the bank, withdrawaling it all in 1000s, then wiping your ass your ass with it and flushing it down the toilet? |
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| jonSun |
| quote: | Originally posted by Fast Turtle
maybe going to the bank, withdrawaling it all in 1000s, then wiping your ass your ass with it and flushing it down the toilet? |
no no no, sunsnail was right i believe. ;) |
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| Omega_M |
Ok, so where do I need to register to sell it off ? :stongue: |
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| Sunsnail |
| quote: | Originally posted by Omega_M
Ok, so where do I need to register to sell it off ? :stongue: |
300,000,000 |
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| Enigmatic XTC |
| quote: | Originally posted by jonSun
I didnt know Jackson was Polish. :wtf: |
How did i miss this joke the first time i read it? |
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| pvdAngel |
| quote: | Originally posted by Omega_M
Ok, so where do I need to register to sell it off ? :stongue: |
ZOMG!! I wanna give you $453,335,357,305,783,957,389.67 for that!!!11one!
I keed. :p |
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