Most expensive Paintings Shocker

@Inlemay (17712)
South Africa
October 29, 2015 11:34am CST
Watching Pointless and going through Artists with paintings that have reached over $20 million at auction, a shocker when this painting was mentioned to reach a Staggering $137,5 in 2006. Oh my word and this is the painting: WOMAN III - Willem de Kooning - Dutch painter What are your thoughts??
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Jabo
@jaboUK (64346)
• United Kingdom
29 Oct 15
It would have a place in my bin!
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Inlemay
@Inlemay (17712)
• South Africa
29 Oct 15
Isnt it odd? I cannot believe a modern art piece that looks as weird and strange as that gets $137 million at an auction - is the bidder Blind perhaps?
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Jabo
@jaboUK (64346)
• United Kingdom
29 Oct 15
@Inlemay I've never even heard of him. It looks like a kid's scribbled it.
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John King
@ison_1 (1240)
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30 Oct 15
It's an important painting because it's a precursor to American abstract expressionism. However, I don't like it.
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Inlemay
@Inlemay (17712)
• South Africa
30 Oct 15
I agree - it looks like an old hex trying to pull down her panty in need of the toilet - but she has scissor hands and is afraid she might Nip Tuck something,
AnjaP
@Rollo1 (16676)
• Boston, Massachusetts
30 Oct 15
It's not my taste. Give me a Vermeer.
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Inlemay
@Inlemay (17712)
• South Africa
30 Oct 15
Johannes Vermeer's were just as dear in the auction - but I love this Minion version of the Lady with the pearl earring.
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Arthur Chappell
@arthurchappell (44941)
• Preston, England
29 Oct 15
I rather like it - I'd have happily paid $5.00 for it - seriously, art should not be treated as a commodity investment by people with no appreciation for anything but power - that money could feed thousands
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Arthur Chappell
@arthurchappell (44941)
• Preston, England
4 Nov 15
Rorsharch image painted by me
@Inlemay Well here's one of mine - Who's going to start the bidding at $12 million?
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Inlemay
@Inlemay (17712)
• South Africa
4 Nov 15
@arthurchappell Oh you are just too modest - thats a steal how about a bid for $28 million he he
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Inlemay
@Inlemay (17712)
• South Africa
29 Oct 15
I agree with you there - that money could be used in $137 million different ways to make a difference in the world - i cannot get over the price for this piece of "ART" ??
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Jekca
@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
30 Oct 15
and dont like it, although it kind of looks like finger painting
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Catherine
@bluesa (15022)
• Johannesburg, South Africa
29 Oct 15
Got to love Pointless! What an horrific painting. I would not spend one cent on it, never mind that ridiculous amount of money.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (502189)
• Italy
1 Nov 15
It seems that the value of artists masterpieces is sometimes as fake as the value of some singers and artists.
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Morley Hunt
@Morleyhunt (21741)
• Canada
5 Mar 16
I would never pay some thing like that for any painting. I enjoy art. What I like doesn't need to please anyone but myself. Some things that are sold as art, just confuse me.
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