Sold today a Christie's was Yves Saint Laurent's 'Dragons' armchair, circa 1917-1919. Its estimated price was $2,587,711 to $3,881,567, but in the end it went for 25 million more. The chair is just one of the items that belonged to Saint Laurent and his partner Pierre Berge. All told, 733 pieces went on the auction block and brought in an astounding $262 million in the auction's first night. Among the other items sold was a work by Henri Matisse which went for a record-setting $45,264,579. Other artists in Saint Laurent & Berge's collection included Degas, Gauguin, Manet, Cezanne, Seurat, Toulouse-Lautrec, Picasso, Duchamp, Munch,Klimt and Mondrian just to name a few. And who says there's a global economic crisis? To see thumbnails (you are sure to recognize some of the works) and their sales prices, visit Christies. By DIY Maven Source: http://www.curbly.com/DIY-Maven/posts/6170-THIS-is-what-a-28-million-dollar-chair-looks-like-- You got to be kidding me, that is one ugly sofa chair, I just don't get it...
I think I saw something like that in the dumpster about two weeks ago. LOL... -roflyawn Sad note about the auction: What galls me is that Christies allowed the sale of items acknowledged to be looted from the Qing (Imperial Summer Palace at YuanMing Yuan) by European troops who sacked the palace in 1860. How they wound up in YSL's hands is anyone's guess. Still, it remains a stark reminder of how European imperialism left its mark on the rest of the world. :rl: http://www.christies.com/LotFinder/...7530&sid=1cb81c51-604c-4af1-b06a-950dfbccc2fe http://www.christies.com/LotFinder/...7531&sid=1cb81c51-604c-4af1-b06a-950dfbccc2fe
I don't understand why people wanna all these old shits. I can't stand OLD things. To me, these belong in the museum or the trash can; not your home cuz they're old and ugly; not to mention that museum have the knowledge and method of constant preservation of the arts/artifacts. I bet those who bought these things paid millions for them but imagine if one day the owner goes bankrupt, these "things" will be worthless. Also, who can authenticate these are indeed those things they claimed to be .. a lot of great fake painting/artifacts exist. Unless you know too, you can get scammed; even experts get tricked.
am i the only one..? i quite like the chair....looks kinda comfy...^^... too bad about the price tag though -___-"
E34 M5 W124 500E F40 M3 R34 a house in Beverly Hills another in HK 2 more in Montreal = that chair. FAIL.
it's like art works, you know? somehow, it's just priceless. The Madonna by Duccio, The MET museum bought it with lots of $$ too......but it's just a little thing.
