fukk certs, brehs need to start painting

[Doctor Doom]

This painting just sold for $46.5 million at Sotheby's in New York
A Mark Rothko painting sold for $46.5 million at a Sotheby's auction in New York, an evening in which several records were set including one for a work by German artist Sigmar Polke.

The Rothko work "Untitled, (Yellow and Blue)," measuring 2.42 meters by 1.86 meters (about 8 feet by 6.1 feet) and completed in 1954, had been estimated at between $40 million and $60 million.

The painting was once owned by American socialite Rachel "Bunny" Mellon, according to Bloomberg.

Rothko was one of the most successful and famous artists in America before he killed himself in 1970, The Guardian notes.

Sotheby's notes on its website that "few 20th-century masters have inspired greater awe and reverence in their followers than" Rothko.

"Yellow and Blue" was one of the star pieces of this evening of auctions of contemporary works, including one by Roy Lichtenstein titled "The Ring." Sotheby's had expected it would go for $50 million, but in the end it sold for $41.69 million.

Another highlight of the sale, "Abstraktes Bild" by Germany's Gerhard Richter, was auctioned for $28.25 million, just under its presale estimate of $30 million.

None of these three set a record.

But several other artists did set records for sales at auction, including Polke. His painting "Dschungel" (1967) went for $27.13 million, three times the previous price for one of his works, according to Sotheby's.

Prior to the auction it had been estimated at about $20 million — a hefty sum for an artist Sotheby's said was virtually unknown until 2011.

A huge painting by Christopher Wool, "Riot," went for $29.93 million, compared with a presale estimate of $12 million to $18 million — a record for a living American artist.

American Mark Grotjahn, 47, also broke his own record with a work called "Untitled (Into and Behind the Green Eyes of the Tiger Monkey Face)." It went for $6.52 million, twice the upper end of its initial forecast range.

Sotheby's also sold several works by Andy Warhol, including "Superman," which went for $14.36 million (estimated at $6 million to $8 million) and "Mao" for $14.4 million. It had been estimated at $13 million to $16 million.

These estimates do not include costs and fees, unlike the final auction prices.

On Monday a Picasso oil painting, "The Women of Algiers (Version 0)," smashed records for sales at auction by going for $179 million.

It was the highest price paid for any work of art sold at auction, Christie's said.

The auction continues Wednesday in New York with sales of contemporary art at Christie's, followed Thursday with sales of impressionist and modern art.

 

[Soundbwoy]

46 milly

 

[010101]

can you kill ya self and still live¿

can you cash checks from the grave¿


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[Sonic Boom of the South]

The pic in op can't be the painting

 

[Ricky Church]

Weird ass muthafukkas.

Modern age, Yuppie-Hipsters... If that even makes sense.

 

[Unknown Poster]

That's Mark rothko though he's a pretty acclaimed painter.

I dont want to be a dedicated negative nancy but the art world is an extremely white field. 88% of artists (or 81%) that are able to make 32k a year or more off of that are white and its extremely hard for black people to get in and make any bank off of it...there really arent that many black folks who do anyways now either.

 

[calixprynce]

That's Mark rothko though he's a pretty acclaimed painter.

I dont want to be a dedicated negative nancy but the art world is an extremely white field. 88% of artists (or 81%) that are able to make 32k a year or more off of that are white and its extremely hard for black people to get in and make any bank off of it...there really arent that many black folks who do anyways now either.

Paint pictures
Have a white pen name
And have a white chick "sell" em

 

[Unknown Poster]

Paint pictures
Have a white pen name
And have a white chick "sell" em

Id rather put my face and name to my art...which i already do.

I just say...if the fact that im a black man deters you from buying one of my pieces...you didnt want it bad enough anyways.

I sell clothes and make music. Just recently got done with a pop up shop.

So far, All of my customers have been white. They know i am the breh behind the designs and the brand. I dont need to hide.

I wish more people of color...especially black would gravitate towards my work...but sadly its to be expected in business as a black person. Cause the commerce behind art music fashion is a business.

 

[Eczema]

lol cacs

 

[Um. Ghouls]

Wouldn't be surprised if these BS paintings are a lowkey way these cacs trade money for illegal shyt.

 

[Unknown Poster]

And to be honest...me being black actually draws more attention to my work. Especially as a musician and producer and dj because there really arent alot of black people making electronic music these days coming out of the states especially house music.

As well...as someone making clothes...how many black owned and operated skateboardng brands or fashion apparel brands are there? Not many sadly.

I couldof given up a long time ago just dealing with the motions of being a black creative and trying to make money from it but my passion in my artwork and trying to leave a legacy for future generations is too great to deny.

 

[King Jove]

#art

 

[Unknown Poster]

Wouldn't be surprised if these BS paintings are a lowkey way these cacs trade money for illegal shyt.

More than likely these were bought and sold to a private collector to be displayed in a gallery.

 

[Um. Ghouls]

And to be honest...me being black actually draws more attention to my work. Especially as a musician and producer and dj because there really arent alot of black people making electronic music these days coming out of the states especially house music.

As well...as someone making clothes...how many black owned and operated skateboardng brands or fashion apparel brands are there? Not many sadly.

I couldof given up a long time ago just dealing with the motions of being a black creative and trying to make money from it but my passion in my artwork and trying to leave a legacy for future generations is too great to deny.

may we see some work?

 

[Unknown Poster]

may we see some work?

Clothes: Home / The Bones Of Houdini

Music:
Hidden History, by Temisan Adoki