40 million



final offer

Nobody is rich enough to buy that just because he likes the painting.. Tha would be unreal :thumbsup

OOOOOFFFFF.

They should have given that money to me. :)

I don't think any painting is worth that much cash.
But there are some stupid rich people out there who do stupid things with thier cash.

$104 Mil for a pic of Pauly Shore? Negative...

Agree totally with you there. It's worth every penny.
I own several paintings worth £35,000+ each, and although small fry compared to Picasso or other great names, I would rather have these to look at every day than sell a few and buy another Porsche.

Monet, Picasso, and other great impressionists are worth the money because they are so great. Owners will never loose money over investing in them, and $104 million is small change the the people that won the auction.

Lemme just check my bank account.

Hmm... perhaps a bubble gum joe cartoon would look nice on my wall instead.

its a picasso

if i'd be a billionaire i'd buy it :)

i would prefer somethin i love to look at...for that money i would buy a few original warhol's :Graucho

maybe even a lichtenstein or De Kooning...:2 cents:

but that's just my personal taste

nice one :1orglaugh :thumbsup

that's an economicly correct definition.. but it does have a certain truth to it

you can feed alot of african kids with $104million :2 cents:

you can feed a lot of african kids with the money the war in iraq has costed and the price of the mars projects of nasa as well :2 cents:

If we wanted to we could feed all the african kids forever

But that's really not a priority for most ppl in this world, unfortunatly

If I had your money,yes I would:glugglug

Fuck the African kids, we have people in our own countries who have it just as bad. Charity starts at home. :2 cents:

who are living in poverty yes..but having nothing to eat for days and having to walk a zillion miles for water ....not really

That's one pricey peice of canvas, what I wonder will it go in a vault or on a wall! If the buyer puts it on his wall or in his collection to admire then it is worth it for him.

Some people have way too much money, bastards:-)

yep this war sucks..

check this :
http://costofwar.com/ :(

It might sound mean or whatever, but it's survival of the fittest. That's what happens to an area that can't sustain it's population. And suppose you don't believe that, that's ok, most foreign aid ends up in the hands of corrupt government officials, so sending money to Africa is a huge waste, since most of the people never see the money or any benefits.

Poverty is all relative..

I wouldn;'t say people have it JUST as bad, last time I checked there were more people dying of starvation, aids & civil war in Africa than in the rest of the world put together :2 cents:

If i have that much money and like art i am shure i would:thumbsup

make sure you donate it to the right organisations or set up your own fund..

I understand that a lot of money is also being spend on salleries (people who work there need some income too ofcourse)
, but if everybody has that attitude nothing will change for the better

These people need to be educated as well in order to "sustain it's population" if i may quote you on that one

If I had $104 million i would share it with the poor

I am really glad that we're talking about this in a civil manner (Not sarcasm, I can't remember when the last time was a debate of any kind went on for more than one post without childish namecalling and accusations). Anyway, I would never send a dime of my money to Africa. Just because I see war veterans who have come back after serving this country who now have nothing. I see homeless people sleeping on the beach and on bus benches in Waikiki every night. Sure, maybe some of them are alcoholics or drug addics that are that way because of their own malfeasance, but it is my belief that once you help people over here who could actually contribute something to society, then eventually others will be better off as well. I mean, so you help some people from Africa, then what? Africa does not really contribute anything to anyone, at least in America people could get back on their feet and get jobs that will produce something that will eventually benefit society. Sorry if I was rambling, it's late here. :)

You think that's bad?

Check out the US Treasury's "Debt To The Penny" page.

This number blows my mind.

http://www.publicdebt.treas.gov/opd/opdpenny.htm

You're right on that. The dictators that run the countries down there scoop up the aid money and send it to their Swiss banks.

I don't think the impoverished parts of Africa are saveable. You have terrible agriculture, so you can' t even grow food there.

They really need to relocate the population.

hell no

Buying a painting has nothing to do with poverty. If you spend 100 bucks on a concert someone could argue that you could have fed 40 hungry people.

If you want to help then send all your money to charity.

Many people who are wealthy donate to charity and buy paintings. I don't see how one has anything to do with the other.

It's a genuine Picasso! Market value is determined in part by what people will pay for it. If someone is willing to pay that kind of money for it, then that's what it worth.

I would bet that the value goes up over time; its a pretty solid investment.

Some authentic monet oil paintings are valued at similar prices.

it's one thing to say something is worth $104 million or $90 million or $450 million. but if the item never sells for that price, it's worth sweet fuck all.

I wouldnt want to be in charge of moving the painting.. If it gets ruined its not like you can replace it.

100%. That's exactly what I am talking about, when assessing something's value, a large component of is what people are willing to pay for it.

Think of the stock market. When the price of a stock fluctuates, its not because the companies' assets fluctuate (usually), the price fluctuation is a reflection of demand, of what people are willing to pay for it.

Anyone here collect watches?

no!

:eek7

Not only does the buyer get the prestige the super wealthy are so concerned with, it's also an extremely safe investment guaranteed to go up in the long term.

uhh I have a coupld Warhol's I can sell you for $104 million. :Graucho

Fuck no, I'd rather paint it myself than spend 104 mil...:thumbsup

:thumbsup That's the problem with the world GREED!