05 7 / 2012

You look at this picture, and you think “particularly ugly sci-fi paperback cover illustration”. Me, I think exactly the same thing. Someone else, however — reportedly a Russian bidder — thought “there’s a painting by Glenn Brown worth $8.1 million”. Bonkers. (via Slideshow: Highlights from Sotheby’s June 26 Contemporary Art Evening Auction | Artinfo)

You look at this picture, and you think “particularly ugly sci-fi paperback cover illustration”. Me, I think exactly the same thing. Someone else, however — reportedly a Russian bidder — thought “there’s a painting by Glenn Brown worth $8.1 million”. Bonkers.

(via Slideshow: Highlights from Sotheby’s June 26 Contemporary Art Evening Auction | Artinfo)

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  1. shaneferro reblogged this from felixsalmon and added:
    It’ll probably end up being filler in Dasha’s toilet-paper-tube Garage.
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  5. manbartlett said: Wonder who was underbidding…
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