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a cunt and his money...! ::)
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Rothko's No 1 helped Sotheby's achieve their best ever auction result
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-20321921
A painting by abstract artist Mark Rothko has fetched $75.1 million (£47.2m) at an auction in New York.
Rothko's No 1 (Royal Red and Blue), described by Sotheby's as "a seminal, large-scale masterpiece", was the subject of a heated bidding war.
The price far exceeded the pre-sale estimate of $35m-$50m (£22m-£31.4m) but fell short of the record $86.9m (£54.6m) a Rothko fetched in May.
The sale also saw a 1951 Jackson Pollock work sell for $40.4m (£25.4m).
Pollock's Number 4, a characteristic drip painting, easily outstripped the previous highest price - $23m (£14.4m) - fetched at auction by a work by the abstract expressionist.
The Rothko painting was one of eight works hand-selected by the Russian-American artist for his landmark solo show in 1954 at the Art Institute of Chicago.
It had been in the same collection for 30 years before coming to auction.
Tuesday's sale of post-war and contemporary art at Sotheby's saw plenty of interest from investors, raising a total of $375m (£236m) - the best auction result in the auction house's history.
Andy Warhol had a strong showing, with Green Disaster (Green Disaster Twice) selling for $15.2m (£9.5m) and The Kiss (Bela Lugosi) fetching $9.3m (£5.8m).
Another Warhol work, Suicide, that had been estimated to sell for between $6m (£3.7m) and $8m (£5m) ended up going for $16.3m (£10.2m).
A "screaming pope" by British artist Francis Bacon sold for nearly $30m (£18.9m), a Willem de Kooning piece fetched just under $20m (£12.5m) while a work by Gerhard Richter went for $17.4m (£10.9m).
Franz Kline's Shenandoah fetched $9.3m (£5.8m), setting another artist's record.
"If you want to talk about the market being happy, healthy and well, here it is," said Sotheby's auctioneer Tobias Meyer, worldwide head of contemporary art.
"That's probably about as good as it gets."
Further high prices are expected at a second Sotheby's contemporary and post-war art sale on Wednesday, with two Christie's sales focusing on the same period also taking place in New York this week.
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some true art
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a cunt and his money...! ::)
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Rothko's No 1 helped Sotheby's achieve their best ever auction result
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-20321921
A painting by abstract artist Mark Rothko has fetched $75.1 million (£47.2m) at an auction in New York.
Rothko's No 1 (Royal Red and Blue), described by Sotheby's as "a seminal, large-scale masterpiece", was the subject of a heated bidding war.
The price far exceeded the pre-sale estimate of $35m-$50m (£22m-£31.4m) but fell short of the record $86.9m (£54.6m) a Rothko fetched in May.
The sale also saw a 1951 Jackson Pollock work sell for $40.4m (£25.4m).
Pollock's Number 4, a characteristic drip painting, easily outstripped the previous highest price - $23m (£14.4m) - fetched at auction by a work by the abstract expressionist.
The Rothko painting was one of eight works hand-selected by the Russian-American artist for his landmark solo show in 1954 at the Art Institute of Chicago.
It had been in the same collection for 30 years before coming to auction.
Tuesday's sale of post-war and contemporary art at Sotheby's saw plenty of interest from investors, raising a total of $375m (£236m) - the best auction result in the auction house's history.
Andy Warhol had a strong showing, with Green Disaster (Green Disaster Twice) selling for $15.2m (£9.5m) and The Kiss (Bela Lugosi) fetching $9.3m (£5.8m).
Another Warhol work, Suicide, that had been estimated to sell for between $6m (£3.7m) and $8m (£5m) ended up going for $16.3m (£10.2m).
A "screaming pope" by British artist Francis Bacon sold for nearly $30m (£18.9m), a Willem de Kooning piece fetched just under $20m (£12.5m) while a work by Gerhard Richter went for $17.4m (£10.9m).
Franz Kline's Shenandoah fetched $9.3m (£5.8m), setting another artist's record.
"If you want to talk about the market being happy, healthy and well, here it is," said Sotheby's auctioneer Tobias Meyer, worldwide head of contemporary art.
"That's probably about as good as it gets."
Further high prices are expected at a second Sotheby's contemporary and post-war art sale on Wednesday, with two Christie's sales focusing on the same period also taking place in New York this week.
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Wow...just wow
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I never understood how people determine art value....smh
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Wish i had painted that shit
75.1 mill $ would've come in handy
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Wish i had painted that shit
75.1 mill $ would've come in handy
Newsflah the painting itself is not what is important the person painting it makes up the price
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Newsflah the painting itself is not what is important the person painting it makes up the price
yeah, it's still a load of shit though. it just further shows how far up their own arses these art type twats are.
anothe piece of his work, a piece of shit entitled, 'Orange, Red, Yellow', went for $87million earlier in the year ::)
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Newsflah the painting itself is not what is important the person painting it makes up the price
Newsflash, if i had done it, the price would have been $ 143 mill instead, due to the person.
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It's beautiful. The richness and depth. Awe inspiring and truely inspirational.
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Art
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art or perversity?
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art or perversity?
perversity to the extreme yes. art no . but hey whats art..
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Most likely a saudi oil asshole bought it. They have so much money now they are buying all sorts of art and historical artifacts
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these fine gentlemen were said to be avid collectors of the jews fine art 8)
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these fine gentlemen were said to be avid collectors of the jews fine art 8)
Hitler was part Jew himself :P
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Hitler was part Jew himself :P
If true, does that mean the Jews are to blame ???
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who was the artist was it Bill?
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Quite the array of delightful gentlemen... this was when Hitler was imprisoned, due to the Putsch, and his last "down phase" before he made it big.
Love Hess' poised look - a crazy bastard.
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whats so great about hitler he wasnt very big at all
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a cunt and his money...! ::)
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Rothko's No 1 helped Sotheby's achieve their best ever auction result
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-20321921
A painting by abstract artist Mark Rothko has fetched $75.1 million (£47.2m) at an auction in New York.
Rothko's No 1 (Royal Red and Blue), described by Sotheby's as "a seminal, large-scale masterpiece", was the subject of a heated bidding war.
The price far exceeded the pre-sale estimate of $35m-$50m (£22m-£31.4m) but fell short of the record $86.9m (£54.6m) a Rothko fetched in May.
The sale also saw a 1951 Jackson Pollock work sell for $40.4m (£25.4m).
Pollock's Number 4, a characteristic drip painting, easily outstripped the previous highest price - $23m (£14.4m) - fetched at auction by a work by the abstract expressionist.
The Rothko painting was one of eight works hand-selected by the Russian-American artist for his landmark solo show in 1954 at the Art Institute of Chicago.
It had been in the same collection for 30 years before coming to auction.
Tuesday's sale of post-war and contemporary art at Sotheby's saw plenty of interest from investors, raising a total of $375m (£236m) - the best auction result in the auction house's history.
Andy Warhol had a strong showing, with Green Disaster (Green Disaster Twice) selling for $15.2m (£9.5m) and The Kiss (Bela Lugosi) fetching $9.3m (£5.8m).
Another Warhol work, Suicide, that had been estimated to sell for between $6m (£3.7m) and $8m (£5m) ended up going for $16.3m (£10.2m).
A "screaming pope" by British artist Francis Bacon sold for nearly $30m (£18.9m), a Willem de Kooning piece fetched just under $20m (£12.5m) while a work by Gerhard Richter went for $17.4m (£10.9m).
Franz Kline's Shenandoah fetched $9.3m (£5.8m), setting another artist's record.
"If you want to talk about the market being happy, healthy and well, here it is," said Sotheby's auctioneer Tobias Meyer, worldwide head of contemporary art.
"That's probably about as good as it gets."
Further high prices are expected at a second Sotheby's contemporary and post-war art sale on Wednesday, with two Christie's sales focusing on the same period also taking place in New York this week.
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the picture speaks of the torment of the artist
the contrast in colours could be the inner turmoil in all men
the strong lines show the tribal nature of man
this picture speaks to the savage in all of us
if it had been on ebay i would have bid 80 million to own this masterpiece
on a side note im going to get my five year old to knock up one of these in the morning
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he didnt even completely color in the boxes?
again i aks who the fuck is the artist?
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the Artist during the Painting phase of this maser pieces of shit
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The sad thing is that I could have painted that :-\ :-\
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Wish i had painted that shit
75.1 mill $ would've come in handy
Take a look at Picasso's "Bull" (I think it's called), all he did was put a bicycle handlebar on top of a bicycle seat, thus creating a bullhead, and this "sculpture" is considered a masterpiece.
Also, when I read the title to this thread, I thought the painting was literally made out of crap.
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::) Dipshits with money .
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Take a look at Picasso's "Bull" (I think it's called), all he did was put a bicycle handlebar on top of a bicycle seat, thus creating a bullhead, and this "sculpture" is considered a masterpiece.
Also, when I read the title to this thread, I thought the painting was literally made out of crap.
:D
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:D
Let me guess it was titled "Man wakes up after a drunken night of debauchery and finds out he had sex with a heifer, a very obese lady, two hens, and 5 men", or "Man on speed for a week looks into mirror", before he changed it?
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I'd call this masterpiece "DERP" if i knew i could get 80 mill for it
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Most people on getbig are too unsophisticated to judge art.
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Hitler was part Jew himself :P
No he wasnt
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whats so great about hitler he wasnt very big at all
Many of the meanest bastards are small. I know a few.
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whats so great about hitler he wasnt very big at all
Neither was Napoleon, also a great fella
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Hitler and even Napolean were of average height in the age in which they lived.
They probably look shorter than they actually were because both had stocky Central European bodies
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No he wasnt
And you say that why?
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/history/world-war-two/7961211/Hitler-had-Jewish-and-African-roots-DNA-tests-show.html (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/history/world-war-two/7961211/Hitler-had-Jewish-and-African-roots-DNA-tests-show.html)
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Hitler and even Napolean were of average height in the age in which they lived.
They probably look shorter than they actually were because both had stocky Central European bodies
Compared to The Falcon though, they were twinks.
6'6"
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And you say that why?
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/history/world-war-two/7961211/Hitler-had-Jewish-and-African-roots-DNA-tests-show.html (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/history/world-war-two/7961211/Hitler-had-Jewish-and-African-roots-DNA-tests-show.html)
This is what happens when laymen misinterpret data.
This by no means indicates Hitler was part Jewish.
And even if it is the case that he is, then that would indicate a Jewish man orchestrated the Nazi party,
So Jews shouldn't be so eager to claim Hitler as one of their own
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yeah, it's still a load of shit though. it just further shows how far up their own arses these art type twats are.
anothe piece of his work, a piece of shit entitled, 'Orange, Red, Yellow', went for $87million earlier in the year ::)
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Fucking ridiculous.... Artists are laughing all the way to the bank. Painting must have taken what? 20 minutes?
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Take a look at Picasso's "Bull" (I think it's called), all he did was put a bicycle handlebar on top of a bicycle seat, thus creating a bullhead, and this "sculpture" is considered a masterpiece.
Good Lord
(http://si.wsj.net/public/resources/images/RV-AC415_MASTER_DV_20110415013536.jpg)
Then, out of the blue, comes a moment of wit and whimsy: "Bull's Head" (1942), a sculpture made from a bicycle saddle and handlebars. At once both childlike and highly sophisticated in its simplicity, it stands as an assertion of the transforming power of the human imagination at a time when human values were under siege.
Funny that - to me it stands as a middle finger up to all the idiots buying any old crap because no-one has the balls to stand up amongst their arty peers and say "that's shite". or "Sa Merde"
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THIS IS LIKE SELLING SOME OF MY BETTER POSTS FOR 10,000 DOLLARDS!
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This is what happens when laymen misinterpret data.
This by no means indicates Hitler was part Jewish.
And even if it is the case that he is, then that would indicate a Jewish man orchestrated the Nazi party,
So Jews shouldn't be so eager to claim Hitler as one of their own
But it doesn't indicate he was not part Jewish either. The funding of Hitler is a topic that's not very popular in the US. Would like to see if Oliver Stone finally shines light on this topic with his "The Untold History of the United States".
Oh, and to the part in bold above, here's the definition for Holocaust:
"The term holocaust comes from the Greek word holókauston, an animal sacrifice offered to a god in which the whole (olos) animal is completely burnt (kaustos)."
So the gassing / burning of Jews in the Second World War are seen now by some as an "offering" to create Israel and demonize Germans and the White Race as a whole. Who better to impliment this con than another Half-Jew, Hitler?
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looks like something I could do sober
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Good Lord
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Then, out of the blue, comes a moment of wit and whimsy: "Bull's Head" (1942), a sculpture made from a bicycle saddle and handlebars. At once both childlike and highly sophisticated in its simplicity, it stands as an assertion of the transforming power of the human imagination at a time when human values were under siege.
Funny that - to me it stands as a middle finger up to all the idiots buying any old crap because no-one has the balls to stand up amongst their arty peers and say "that's shite". or "Sa Merde"
Agreed. One study revealed:
If you’re looking for a cynical take on the art world, however, here’s your fodder: Even the art students preferred the child’s or animal’s painting over the professional’s-and judged it to be objectively better-30 to 40 percent of the time. And that’s even when they were labeled correctly.
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Compare shit art like that to real art, like the Sistine Chapel
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(http://bigsislilsis.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/sistine-chapel.jpg)
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It's not so much about the painting as it is about the artist, IMO. It's a good painting but there are plenty of great paintings that sell for pittance compared to that.
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what drugs was picasso on. he paints fukd up pictures
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Compare shit art like that to real art, like the Sistine Chapel
(http://www.italian-renaissance-art.com/image-files/sistine-chapel.jpg)
(http://bigsislilsis.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/sistine-chapel.jpg)
This is how a real getbigger's room is decorated.
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kill the rich, redistribute their wealth
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Compare shit art like that to real art, like the Sistine Chapel
(http://www.italian-renaissance-art.com/image-files/sistine-chapel.jpg)
(http://bigsislilsis.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/sistine-chapel.jpg)
Last year when I wen to visit, I took out my phone and started taking video of the ceiling and was scolded by the cops. I played dumb and told them I was videoing it so there was no flash, but they still told me I should erase it. There were lots of people doing it though.
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This is how a real getbigger's room is decorated.
I live there! :) :)
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Last year when I wen to visit, I took out my phone and started taking video of the ceiling and was scolded by the cops. I played dumb and told them I was videoing it so there was no flash, but they still told me I should erase it. There were lots of people doing it though.
Yeah, in a lot of museums they will not let you take pictures. I wonder how the flash effects the painting. :-\ :-\
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Lol at the multiple meltdowns just because of some fine art
U jelly bros?
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Lol at the multiple meltdowns just because of some fine art
U jelly bros?
No one is melting down. Clearly good art is respected. But when you paint 3 squares of colors and it sells for 75 million that is ridiculous. It has less to do with the money and more about the fact that pretty much anyone can call themselves an artist these days. :-\ :-\