Sotheby's Impressionist Lot Sale @ 7 EST

[Krypt]

Yes, art may not be an investment, but it's the most superior vehicle for speculators. The art market may be the only legally unregulated form of pure capitalism on display today. The returns on any significant impressionist work by any painter of significance can't be matched. Sculpture, Chinese ceramics, and Persian carpets can also be valuable assets. Anyways, some great works by the old masters of impressionism, expressionism, and basically modern art are on display tonight. Let's take a look through the notable works in the lot, shall we?

1) A late Van Gogh still life portrait painted the year of his death.... estimation: ~50 million, but I expect this to perhaps go over 50 tonight.



2) An amazing work from Claude Monet... estimation: ~30 million



3) Kandinsky's work is ALWAYS CLASS... estimation: ~2 million



4) One of the few artists who could effectively represent raw sexuality EGON SCHIELE

[Krypt]

BONUS WORK....... MIRÓ IS GOD:

[Krypt]

BUMP

This Modigliani sculpture just went for 63 MILL... HOLY SHIT

[mulva]

can't wait for your threads on chinese ceramics.

[Lord of the Fraud]

The Catholic Church hold untold billions of dollars worth of art, while untold millions of their followers live in the gutter.


They also rape young children for sport and go to extreme lengths to cover it up.


That aside. I do enjoy a good Banksy piece.

[Krypt]

That aside. I do enjoy a good Banksy piece.

[sonatine]

the modigliani is hardly surprising.

[Krypt]

bruv,

Modigliani was massively overrated.

[Corrigan]

[DRK Star]

Colleen Sandland

[JUSTIFIEDhomicide]

Could post this in the Doc thread or here, but Netflix has a great street art/banksy documentary called Exit Through The Gift Shop.

It was really good, and showed this maniac frenchman named Mr. Brain Wash or MBW or Thierry Guetta/ Guy was just wlking everywhere with video camera's and eventually had a meet up with banksy. Pretty awesome shit actually.

And as i check netflix it literally looks like last night was the last night they had it on there.


edit: it' still there. Just gotta search. Didn't realize it's already 2010, old stuff

[Krypt]

I don't want to come off as some sort of elitist, but please refrain from grouping "banksy" with the aforementioned painters. He's already been mentioned twice here and it's simply not responsible to give a vigilante equal footing with the old masters.

[herbertstemple]

WTF

Some of these dudes can't draw worth a shit.

[DRK Star]

http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-en...k-9841443.html


the Van Gogh painting in the first post exceeded 50 mil

[sonatine]

this thread is now about banksy.

[sonatine]

check it out guys its a stencil of a girl and shes letting go of the balloon but LOOK AGAIN the balloon is heart shaped its very evocative

[sonatine]

here is the same balloon girl but OMG ITS A T-SHIRT its kind of a commentary on the intractable concept of art ownership juxtaposed with someone getting paaaaaaaid yall DOLLAR DOLLAR WHAT

[sonatine]

omg guys look familiar sure it does! its from that quantin movie with the cheeseburgers




check it out its a stencil right but WHOAAAA NOW those are BANANAS NOT GUNS!!!!


you know what banksy?

 

I THINK *YOU'RE* A LITTLE BANANAS HA HA HA HA J/K

[sonatine]

ok guys lets go for 3 in a row here is a bunch of chavs standing next to a contemporary masterpiece by the artist BANKSY its a guy he looks real forlorn i wonder why

[sonatine]

guys this is a very deep and special piece



check it out first off its got a bunch of colors in those cirlces which is cray second off the guy stealing the red one is wearing a hoodie SO TOPICAL BANKSY but seriously hes right negros steal a lot