Part of an Andy Warhol collection being sold off through Christie’s auction house:
I know what you’re thinking…. VERY impressive! *eye roll* Well get this… It’s expected to fetch $1M – $1.5M! At least it’s big… 80 x 238 in. Besides that, nothing really exceptional about it, just a synthetic polymer ink silkscreen onto canvas.
If I had billions of dollars I’d definitely buy it just to be a dick. Isn’t that why anyone buys expensive art though? You’re basically saying to most of the world, “I have so much money I can impulse buy stuff worth more than you’ll make in your entire life”.
You can read the full article over at the NYtimes.
Thoughts?