Historic Art Purchase just made - $135M for a painting
 

This painting from ADEL of a sugar farmers wife was sold recently for $135M. First in history a art piece of this price tag. What do u all think??

Story here: MSN News : Adel Painting sold $135M

http://img.slate.com/media/1/123125/...t_Klimt1EX.jpg

how that made it to 135 mil i have no idea, but then again i dont have a taste for this kind of art either

I love art.

That's a huge price for a Klimt. I have a feeling Picasso and Van Gogh prices have just skyrocketed due to that Klimt sale. I mean... if people are willing to plunk down that much cash for a Klimt, how much more for a Picasso or Van Gogh, right?

...or how much for his "the kiss"

love yellow. wanna buy it

I agree with all of you. If anyone has any picasso or van gohn i'd get them re-appraised :)

My 2cts

Klimt is one of my faves

I think feeding a small country for what you have hanging in your living room would suffice

Crazy shit..some people have too much money

it has actual gold and silver in it, dramatically increasing the price...

or so the article says

Looks beautiful in my opinion, very settling to the eyes.
New thing to discover/reinterpret each time you look at it.


*But I wouldn't even spend $100 on it if it were the exact painting, no history, from a starving artist in some back-alley in NY. Art's subjectivty in it's valuation-model will never make me a buyer. Although I can respect some artwork.

Oh, I love Klimt!
I've collected his prints for years, but to own an original, just couldn't image.

Anya

I love Klit too

wow, that alottaaaa fucking money for that :|

'Portrait of Dr. Gachet'--one of Van Gogh's masterpieces and is considered as one of the most expensive paintings of all time has a current value of $117,000,000.. Jaw dropping but 'STILL', this value is expected to go higher by these coming years. :pimp

Thats a classy painting. Wish I had that kind of scratch :winkwink:

Give me $135 million and i'll make a painting or maybe 2 paintings better than that.

Interesting read. I dont know much about Art in general .I dont quite appraicate it yet. Maybe in due time.

Who and where can I read up about it? Im always willing to learn.

i gotta ask... how does something like that be worth so much?

there is actually alot of artwork that is way more expensive but none of it for sale.

and people complain about starving kids in africa

Damn... For 135m good gawd.

Investment value.