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KRL · 05-06-2004, 12:50 AM

Picasso's 1905 painting "Boy with a Pipe" sold for $104 million Wednesday at Sotheby's, breaking the record for an auctioned painting.

Painted in 1905, the work of art is now the most expensive painting ever sold at auction.

The previous record was set by Vincent van Gogh's 1890 "Portrait of Doctor Gachet," which was sold to a Japanese billionaire for $82.5 million in 1990 at Christie's.

A 24-year-old Picasso painted "Boy with a Pipe" soon after settling in Montmartre, France. It depicts a young Parisian boy holding a pipe in his left hand and wearing a garland of flowers. John Hay and Betsey Whitney bought the painting in 1950 for $30,000.

OMG $100 Mil for a fucking piece of canvas, some oil paint, and a wood frame.

Picasso must be laughing his ass off upstairs.

Just proves the ultra wealthy are also some of the biggest suckers.

Sothebys made an $11 Million commission on the sale.

psyko514 · 05-06-2004, 12:51 AM

imagine all the things that could have been done at that price.

people are too fucking greedy.

quiet · 05-06-2004, 12:52 AM

of course. i've been following this sale for awhile, looks like a very good investment.

KRL · 05-06-2004, 12:52 AM

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Originally posted by psyko514
imagine all the things that could have been done at that price.

people are too fucking greedy.

Exactly. What an ultimate expression of self indulgent greed.

Fletch XXX · 05-06-2004, 12:52 AM

KRL - i already posted a thread regarding the irony of how such art is accepted vs a GAG picture of a "boy with pipe."

http://www.gofuckyourself.com/showth...hreadid=281546

quiet · 05-06-2004, 12:54 AM

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Originally posted by KRL
Exactly. What an ultimate expression of self indulgent greed.

how much is a three letter, digital word worth?

KRL · 05-06-2004, 12:55 AM

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Originally posted by Fletch XXX
KRL - i already posted a thread regarding the irony of how such art is accepted vs a GAG picture of a "boy with pipe."

http://www.gofuckyourself.com/showth...hreadid=281546

I don't even think its a beautiful piece of art. Do you like it?

KRL · 05-06-2004, 12:56 AM

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Originally posted by quiet
how much is a three letter, digital word worth?

Ouch.

psyko514 · 05-06-2004, 12:56 AM

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Originally posted by quiet
how much is a three letter, digital word worth?

as much as someone is willing to pay for it.
that's the true worth of anything.

BRISK · 05-06-2004, 12:57 AM

I wonder what his reasons for buying it were? Is it an investment or is he just an art lover? Or is he just trying to outdo his other rich friends?

quiet · 05-06-2004, 12:58 AM

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Originally posted by psyko514
as much as someone is willing to pay for it.
that's the true worth of anything.

gee, like the the purchase of the picasso?

bufferover · 05-06-2004, 12:59 AM

Nope because i don't have that sum of cash

but if i got them for sure i will not spend them on that picture

psyko514 · 05-06-2004, 12:59 AM

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Originally posted by quiet
gee, like the the purchase of the picasso?

i'm not saying the picasso is worthless.
i recognize the value of it.

i'm simply saying there are better uses for that money.

even if i could easily afford a $104 million painting, i would not buy it.

Fletch XXX · 05-06-2004, 01:01 AM

Ive seen many PIcassos, and although the value is astronomical, until youve stood and looked at Guernica or any other great Picasso, those figures are so small.

Ive hung Basquiats, Koontz, Warhols, and lichtensteins (2 mil+)Even had to adjust the humidity control on works. Art is better than religion. And its value is worth every penny.

quiet · 05-06-2004, 01:02 AM

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Originally posted by psyko514
i'm not saying the picasso is worthless.
i recognize the value of it.

i'm simply saying there are better uses for that money.

even if i could easily afford a $104 million painting, i would not buy it.

sort of like there are better uses of spending millions on a 3 letter domain name?

it's all about what someone will pay for it, and what someone might pay for it in the future.

period.

BRISK · 05-06-2004, 01:02 AM

Greater Fool Theory?

newsdude · 05-06-2004, 01:03 AM

I'm not much into those things. If I had that amount of cash, I'd invest it in something else.

nap · 05-06-2004, 01:04 AM

if it sold for that much now then how much will it sale for in the next 10-20 years? if its an investment then why not?

EviLGuY · 05-06-2004, 01:05 AM

No way.. I wouldnt pay that much if I had all of Bill Gate's money.

Then again I am not a big art lover..

psyko514 · 05-06-2004, 01:05 AM

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Originally posted by quiet
sort of like there are better uses of spending millions on a 3 letter domain name?

it's all about what someone will pay for it, and what someone might pay for it in the future.

period.

your argument only works if it was purchased as an investment and my argument only works if it was purchased as a luxury

quiet · 05-06-2004, 01:05 AM

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Originally posted by nap
if it sold for that much now then how much will it sale for in the next 10-20 years? if its an investment then why not?

no shit.

cherrylula · 05-06-2004, 01:06 AM

I wonder how Picasso treated his models.

quiet · 05-06-2004, 01:07 AM

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Originally posted by psyko514
your argument only works if it was purchased as an investment and my argument only works if it was purchased as a luxury

wrong. it, like most things, are purchased as investments, which can be enjoyed as luxuries.

one of the weakest and most misguided things i've ever here you say (and i like you). not the way to look at things at all. but go for it by all means.

KRL · 05-06-2004, 01:08 AM

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Originally posted by quiet
sort of like there are better uses of spending millions on a 3 letter domain name?

it's all about what someone will pay for it, and what someone might pay for it in the future.

period.

Actually you can't compare the two. One is for business which will create jobs for people.

The painting will just hang in someone's home.

Big difference Quiet.

AWW - Kevin · 05-06-2004, 01:09 AM

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Originally posted by psyko514

i'm simply saying there are better uses for that money.

what IF the new owner already has everything ?
houses, cars, boats, plane...

i say good on him if he likes it, he can't take the money with him
might as well spend it

VeriSexy · 05-06-2004, 01:10 AM

If you can afford it, good for you

quiet · 05-06-2004, 01:11 AM

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Originally posted by KRL
Actually you can't compare the two. One is for business which will create jobs for people.

The painting will just hang in someone's home.

Big difference Quiet.

i agree that they are different. but i don't agree with what you've said.

the painting is likely a very safe investment, that will end up making money in the very long term. an investment just like any other.

not trying to say anything about your biz model, which looks amazing

i find it hard to believe you don't know what i'm talking about (it's so bloodly obvious)

cherrylula · 05-06-2004, 01:15 AM

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Originally posted by KRL
Actually you can't compare the two. One is for business which will create jobs for people.

The painting will just hang in someone's home.

Big difference Quiet.

I've always sort of thought of domain names as internet real estate. Especially if you have a good one.

KRL · 05-06-2004, 01:15 AM

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Originally posted by quiet
i agree that they are different. but i don't agree with what you've said.

the painting is likely a very safe investment, that will end up making money in the very long term. an investment just like any other.

not trying to say anything about your biz model, which looks amazing

i find it hard to believe you don't know what i'm talking about (it's so bloodly obvious)

Oh I agree on that point. No doubt in our lifetime paintings will go over $200 Million now.

Art is a great investment in most cases.

Fletch XXX · 05-06-2004, 01:16 AM

what happened to buying high priced items for the publicity?

Todd McFarlane is know now for HIGH BIDDING on baseballs, even has a museum of them.

Recently I watched the videos of him bidding on the Mark McGuire baseball. Dont quote me, but over tyhe phone and after a very stressful bid war, it was in the range of 2.6 million???

After hen hung up the phone, he looked towards his manager team and said, "you better make this worth it" - and they PROMPTLY replied, "oh its gonna be worth it, very worth it"

next thing it flashed to was the HEADLINES all across the US and THE WORLD, that the ANONYMOUS BIDDER on the Mark McGuire ball was non other than Todd McFarlane, he wantesd to brand his SPAWN name and he is one of the BEST marketers out there now.

i like guys like that.

Theo · 05-06-2004, 01:17 AM

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Originally posted by KRL

Picasso's 1905 painting "Boy with a Pipe" sold for $104 million Wednesday at Sotheby's, breaking the record for an auctioned painting.

Painted in 1905, the work of art is now the most expensive painting ever sold at auction.

The previous record was set by Vincent van Gogh's 1890 "Portrait of Doctor Gachet," which was sold to a Japanese billionaire for $82.5 million in 1990 at Christie's.

A 24-year-old Picasso painted "Boy with a Pipe" soon after settling in Montmartre, France. It depicts a young Parisian boy holding a pipe in his left hand and wearing a garland of flowers. John Hay and Betsey Whitney bought the painting in 1950 for $30,000.

OMG $100 Mil for a fucking piece of canvas, some oil paint, and a wood frame.

Picasso must be laughing his ass off upstairs.

Just proves the ultra wealthy are also some of the biggest suckers.

Sothebys made an $11 Million commission on the sale.

well worth it

KRL · 05-06-2004, 01:18 AM

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Originally posted by Soul_Rebel
well worth it

LOL - now we'll see Juicy in it.

Tania · 05-06-2004, 01:19 AM

no i wil not pay this money 's to much

quiet · 05-06-2004, 01:20 AM

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Originally posted by KRL
Actually you can't compare the two. One is for business which will create jobs for people.

The painting will just hang in someone's home.

Big difference Quiet.

the most obvious example is land. it just sits there, accruing value, while doing absolutely fuck all. sort of like a painting.

pure energy · 05-06-2004, 01:20 AM

It sounds like a very good investment to me. But it must be covered by insurance!

psyko514 · 05-06-2004, 01:21 AM

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Originally posted by quiet
wrong. it, like most things, are purchased as investments, which can be enjoyed as luxuries.

one of the weakest and most misguided things i've ever here you say (and i like you). not the way to look at things at all. but go for it by all means.

then again, i'm not a millionaire ;)

read the article on yahoo though. the painting was purchased in 1950 for $30K. it was kept as a luxury item until the death of it's owners. the estate auctioned it off.

i will bite my tongue however on this. when i made my original post, i was thinking more a long the lines of charitable actions. but the article says the proceeds are going to the Greentree Foundation, an enviromental organization.

i still think people are too greedy though. someone who can afford to buy a painting for $104 million doesn't really need to worry about potential investments. he/she could do better things, in my opinion, with their money. they could even start a company with charitable goals in mind and try to make it profitable.

personally, that's the type of shit i'd do if i had that kinda money.

but i don't.

adultvisitors · 05-06-2004, 05:42 AM

Theo · 05-06-2004, 05:46 AM

seriously the 2pac painting looks better

imagine resurrection to take place
the price will hit 104 TRILLION!

johnbosh · 05-06-2004, 05:47 AM

hell no

Shoehorn! · 05-06-2004, 05:53 AM

Art is an investment, no different than buying an expensive house, a corporation, or anything else tha tappreciates in value. I guarantee you that the next time that painting sells, it will go for over $200 million.

pornstar2pac · 05-06-2004, 05:55 AM

40 million

final offer

strobi · 05-06-2004, 05:58 AM

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Originally posted by BRISK
I wonder what his reasons for buying it were? Is it an investment or is he just an art lover? Or is he just trying to outdo his other rich friends?

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

gornyhuy · 05-06-2004, 06:00 AM

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Originally posted by quiet
how much is a three letter, digital word worth?

OOOOOFFFFF.

VicMartin · 05-06-2004, 06:08 AM

They should have given that money to me.

cool1 · 05-06-2004, 06:08 AM

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.

NickPapageorgio · 05-06-2004, 06:13 AM

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

loco12 · 05-06-2004, 06:15 AM

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Originally posted by Fletch XXX
Ive seen many PIcassos, and although the value is astronomical, until youve stood and looked at Guernica or any other great Picasso, those figures are so small.

Ive hung Basquiats, Koontz, Warhols, and lichtensteins (2 mil+)Even had to adjust the humidity control on works. Art is better than religion. And its value is worth every penny.

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.

StuartD · 05-06-2004, 06:17 AM

Lemme just check my bank account.

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

Corleone · 05-06-2004, 06:20 AM

its a picasso

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

doornx · 05-06-2004, 06:27 AM

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

maybe even a lichtenstein or De Kooning...

but that's just my personal taste

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bufferover Too lazy to set a custom title Industry Role: Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 25,203	Nope because i don't have that sum of cash but if i got them for sure i will not spend them on that picture

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