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Old 02-05-2010, 12:04 PM
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If I had $100mm to waste I would by Frank Lloyd Wright's Millard House and have $94mm left over. I find functional art such as architecture more appealing.


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not all art costs millions. not all shares are brk class a.
When the price is in the millions, those who buy it as a monetary investment are subscribing to the bigger fool theory.
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This gives a better angle of what it really looks like. Still not $104 million (nor even $104K) impressive to me though.
Looks like Mike Teavee leaving the Wonka factory...
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The more I look at it, and other works of art by Alberto, the more I understand the price tag of $104 million dollars. :drevil:
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What I don't think you get is the rule of diminishing returns. If you're a multi-billionaire who's into tall skinny men with bubbly skin, then why not throw 100 million at a particularly nice one?

What I don't get is how Van Gogh couldn't sell his Sunflowers. Have you seen those mofos? They're like the bomb.com.
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What I don't think you get is the rule of diminishing returns. If you're a multi-billionaire who's into tall skinny men with bubbly skin, then why not throw 100 million at a particularly nice one?

What I don't get is how Van Gogh couldn't sell his Sunflowers. Have you seen those mofos? They're like the bomb.com.
Given what *was* selling and showing in salons at that time, I'd be more surprised if he *had* sold them. His paintings are too forceful for most people to hang in their homes for visitors to see.
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Rich people want the stuff they like being untouchable, and they want to perpetuate it -- that was the main reason. Also, an art piece can not be duplicated -- that was part of the reasons too.

So, demand = some rich people bid the things they like sky high; supply = there is only one in the world, forever.
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If I had $100mm to waste I would by Frank Lloyd Wright's Millard House and have $94mm left over. I find functional art such as architecture more appealing.


Why does that not surprise me?
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