It's worth how much?
Published: Wed, 11/13/13
some interesting news coming from those corners of fine wine and
cheese today.
A painting by an artist named Francis Bacon just fetched $142
million in an auction.
Yes, $142 million buckaroos.
It's the most expensive piece of art ever auctioned.
I looked at pictures of the piece, and it doesn't tickle my
fancy.
That painting "The Scream" was the record holder for most
expensive painting until then.
Now, I can look at "The Scream" and see why that painting
is so expensive - it's so interesting.
Some art just grabs your eye, and won't let go. You stare, and
thoughts about what you are looking at just flow into your brain.
I remember standing in front of the "George Washington Crosses
the Delaware" painting once at the Met in NYC.
That is a remarkable painting - it's physically enormous, and
you can spend a lot of time admiring all the details across the big
piece of canvas.
Art is subjective, opinion forming, and interesting - sometimes.
Different works of art mean different things to different people.
Stimulate different memories and feelings.
One person may not like work by Francis Bacon.
Another will fork over $142 million George Washingtons for the
pleasure of placing the painting in their living room. Hopefully
they have enough dough left over for a living room.
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