Painting sold for $80 million... people have lost their minds

Monet water lily painting sets $80M record - CNN.com

Monet water lily painting sets $80M record

• Story Highlights
• $80,451,178 for Monet is most paid for a painting at Christie's auction house
• Painting was last bought in a 1971 New York auction for $320,000
• Sale begins week of modern-art auctions expected to set records

LOL i would just go and print it and go to kinkos and get it blown up for $10.00 what a WASTE of money, but then again you could love paintings there nice but not worth $80 million.

Stupid world.... really........

Am I the only one that thinks its fucking ugly?

ToastedFox said:

Am I the only one that thinks its fucking ugly?

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Hey i saw this painting in switzerland, bern or something at a ART Museum !

I remember my Teacher saying this painting is worth so much, but its so ugly.. we all laugh'd

peace...

Wow, yeah, its even kind of depressing to look at. i dont think id even display that at my place,,, ha

My god 80 million, that could buy so much chronic.

Or one badass grow op... I mean 80 million... come on, private island time again?!

80 mil, what......

im sure the buyer could of thought of better ways to throw away 80 mil. give me a mil an i blow it up for em.

give 70 mil to charity, spend the other 9 mil on a new house build or something, and a nice car an holiday.

stupid idiots..... there are quite a few of them in this world.

80 mil!! think about that. god damn i wish i had that much to just buy a painting.

SocataSmoker said:

Or one badass grow op... I mean 80 million... come on, private island time again?!

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whats that film where those 3 ppl grow in a forrest? they see that helicopter shoot that guy.

i cant really remember the story line,lol.

they were trying to sell all their shit but they got paranoid an blew it.

80 million dollars to people like you and I is an excessive amount of money for a painting. I agree a print is more feasible.
But if you look at how 3rd world nations look at us. They think were nuts to buy the everyday crap we buy.

If I was a Billionare, I'd be out there buying 80 million dollar paintings, 200 thousand dollar sports cars, Antiques, & collectibles.

Ya but even for a billionaire $80 million is a big move...

It above and beyond the normal purchase, considering the biggest mansion are only like 170 mil-250 mil.

I mean some guy/girl just blew a mansion on a single painting, talk about inflating your ego.

ganjagoddess said:

Ya but even for a billionaire $80 million is a big move...

It above and beyond the normal purchase, considering the biggest mansion are only like 170 mil-250 mil.

I mean some guy/girl just blew a mansion on a single painting, talk about inflating your ego.

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If you were a collector, you would understand.
I collect old rock shirts, metal lunch boxes, and old toys (Pre- 1975).

I've paid as much as $800 for an old GiJoe doll.
I've paid $500 for an old Rolling Stones T-Shirt
I've paid $1000 for an old Beatles lunchbox.

Anything can be worth money, as long as their's somebody who's willing to pay for it.

there are better paintings to buy for 80 mil...
Monet was alright if you like the fluffy floral pastel kind of art.
80 mil i bet you could buy a chapel somewhere with paintings covering the ceilings and shit.

80 mil he should have gotten a variety pack of paintings

whoever bought it probably has billions and wont even notice the 80 mil its all relative

thats nothing- many paintings have gone for over 100 mil- jackson pollock #5 went for 140 mil

jollygreengiant8 said:

there are better paintings to buy for 80 mil...
Monet was alright if you like the fluffy floral pastel kind of art.
80 mil i bet you could buy a chapel somewhere with paintings covering the ceilings and shit.

80 mil he should have gotten a variety pack of paintings

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if i had 80 million i would cover my house in dhali.

some people have more money than sense. here i am scrounging up change for cigs and manwhoring for a tank of gas-go figure.