Abril 5, 2013

"SAC Capital insider trading charges: is a cursed Picasso painting to blame?"

"Ownership of the prestigious Le Reve, bought by Steve Cohen just two weeks ago, has proved problematic in the past."
Ipinaskil ni Ann Althouse sa 9:12 AM
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Nonapod ayon kay ...

He has also amassed one of the world's finest art collections, owning classic paintings by Edvard Munch, Willem de Kooning and Jackson Pollock as well as contemporary pieces including Damien Hirst's pickled shark

What a waste of money. Sure, it's potentially a fine investment for him personally, but there's better ways to use that money in my opinion.

4/5/13, 9:23 AM
Eric the Fruit Bat ayon kay ...

It never before occurred to me that Ms. Walter is menstruating.

4/5/13, 9:29 AM
Unknown ayon kay ...

If you have that kind of money it's not an issue of better ways to use it, it's an issue of how to gain status or power or whatever else drove you to amass that much money. What do they care about how other people think they should use it? Money is a marker and for them isn't money anymore, but a means to an end.

Or, maybe it's just a hearty "up yours."

4/5/13, 9:30 AM
edutcher ayon kay ...

It's the Hope Diamond of paintings.

Or the Rolls Royce of cars.

PS That's supposed to be an erotic painting?

4/5/13, 9:34 AM
lemondog ayon kay ...

If I had anything near that amount of wealth I'd use it in acquisition of works by obscure or unknown artists, past or emerging.

4/5/13, 10:10 AM
edutcher ayon kay ...

That's what the Rockefellers did with Jackson Pollock, and then bought off a couple of art critics to say how great his work was.

4/5/13, 10:25 AM
lemondog ayon kay ...

re: Rockefellers, hmmmm, did not know their Pollack boosting but the returns are handsome.

No. 5, 1948 The Most Expensive Painting In The World

4/5/13, 11:03 AM
ampersand ayon kay ...

I imagine most of Picasso's works have been cursed at times.

4/5/13, 4:16 PM
ken in tx ayon kay ...

Jackson Pollack was a con-artist and bragged about it.

4/5/13, 7:12 PM

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