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Thread: Why the eye popping 100 million dollar plus prices being paid for notablepaintings?


Started 3 years, 4 months ago by astro
I posted on this some time ago with respect to some painting that went for 60 million or so, and I was agog at that, and now some of the more notable paintings are in the 100 to 140 million dollar range, and this is for relatively contemporary artists like Picasso and Jackson Pollack. I've got to admit these prices take my breath away. To have noteable paintings being sold for over 100 ...
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wheresgeorge04 replied 3 years, 4 months ago
Someone with a million bucks in the bank might pay a hundred grand for something that pleases them, and may increase in value. Someone with a billion bucks in the bank may pay a hundred million... Joe

 

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I posted on this some time ago with respect to some painting that went for 60 million or so, and I was agog at that, and now some of the more notable paintings are in the 100 to 140 million dollar range, and this is for relatively contemporary artists like Picasso and Jackson Pollack. I've got to admit these prices take my breath away. To have noteable paintings being sold for over 100 million dollars scarcely seems comprehensible. What...
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Someone with a million bucks in the bank might pay a hundred grand for something that pleases them, and may increase in value. Someone with a billion bucks in the bank may pay a hundred million... Joe

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