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It was Screaming out to be bought...

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  • #2
    CardBordWindow
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,198 ✭✭✭CardBordWindow


    Was that not stolen a few years ago?


  • #3
    summerskin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,760 ✭✭✭summerskin


    aido179 wrote: »
    Edvard Munch's 'The Scream' was purchased at auction yesterday by an anonymous buyer over the phone at Sothebys.

    Who the fúck has 119.9 mill to be spending on paintings in this day and age?
    It's not even the only version...there are FOUR others.

    via: http://www.blogify.org/post.php?post=286
    and: http://www.thejournal.ie/the-scream-sets-auction-record-with-119m-sale-438290-May2012/

    Just because some people in Ireland are broke doesn't mean the rest of Ireland and the World is.

    It's a good investment, and will only increase in value over time.


  • #4
    FatherLen
    Registered Users Posts: 3,808 ✭✭✭FatherLen


    ha people are stupid. that painting is shit!


  • #5
    smash
    Closed Accounts Posts: 34,809 ✭✭✭✭smash


    aido179 wrote: »
    Who the fúck has 119.9 mill to be spending on paintings in this day and age?

    Literally millions of people. Just because you don't know them it doesn't mean they don't exist.


  • #6
    aido179
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 431 ✭✭aido179


    smash wrote: »
    Literally millions of people. Just because you don't know them it doesn't mean they don't exist.

    Do you mind introducing me to a few? I could do with some rich friends


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  • #7
    Seachmall
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,041 ✭✭✭Seachmall


    While I don't think there's anything necessarily wrong with buying a painting for $119m I will say this: fuck those people.


  • #8
    aido179
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 431 ✭✭aido179


    Seachmall wrote: »
    While I don't think there's anything necessarily wrong with buying a painting for $119m I will say this: fuck those people.

    Apparently there were Occupy protestors outside saying how the 1% get all the good art.


  • #9
    starbelgrade
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,739 ✭✭✭✭starbelgrade


    I bought it to hang in the toilet.


  • #10
    Kylo Ren
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,364 ✭✭✭✭Kylo Ren


    I bought it to hang in my butlers toilet.


  • #11
    davet82
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,753 ✭✭✭davet82


    I'd rather a Ferrai myself


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  • #12
    starbelgrade
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,739 ✭✭✭✭starbelgrade


    Keno 92 wrote: »
    I bought it to hang in my butlers toilet.

    I bought your butler & hung him in my toilet.


  • #13
    Stinicker
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 7,102 ✭✭✭Stinicker


    Imagine all the coke and an army of fembot hookers to snuu snuu you to death you could have bought!


  • #14
    Bazzo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,047 ✭✭✭Bazzo


    aido179 wrote: »
    Do you mind introducing me to a few? I could do with some rich friends

    http://www.forbes.com/billionaires/ ?


  • #15
    MrJoeSoap
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,117 ✭✭✭✭MrJoeSoap


    smash wrote: »
    Literally millions of people.

    Don't think so... :cool:


  • #16
    ejmaztec
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,140 ✭✭✭✭ejmaztec


    starbelgrade wrote: »
    I bought your butler & hung him in my toilet.

    At least you got a proper scream doing that.


  • #17
    MistyCheese
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,005 ✭✭✭MistyCheese


    It's only the most expensive painting to be sold at auction. In 2006 Jackson Pollock's "No. 5, 1948" sold for $140m.

    Seriously, this is what it looks like. I think it looks like a particularly ugly towel in that pic. At least "The Scream" has better colours.


  • #18
    im invisible
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,372 ✭✭✭im invisible


    love the promotional vid they did for it

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5tkz1QOzas


  • #19
    Seachmall
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,041 ✭✭✭Seachmall


    MistyCheese wrote: »
    In 2006 Jackson Pollock's "No. 5, 1948" sold for $140m.

    That reminds me of the time I ate laxatives and food dye on a dare.

    Good times.


  • #20
    danniemcq
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,163 ✭✭✭✭danniemcq


    Think of the 15 million commision that the auctioneer got...

    not bad for a mornings work


  • #21
    the purple tin
    Registered Users Posts: 10,943 ✭✭✭✭the purple tin


    Never liked that painting. Far too creepy looking.


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  • #22
    starbelgrade
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,739 ✭✭✭✭starbelgrade


    It's basically a painting of someone going "ZOMG".


  • #23
    Pherekydes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,191 ✭✭✭✭Pherekydes


    aido179 wrote: »
    Who the fúck has 119.9 mill to be spending on paintings in this day and age?

    Wes Craven, obviously.


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