£113M Picasso sold today

[Rose65]

Unbelievable, what a load of rubbish. Well that's my view for what it's all worth. I see nothing in it that is any good, it looks childish and I don't understand how it could be worth such a massive sum. I cannot imagine having that kind of money - or parting with it for that.

Of course others may disagree, if so please explain what makes that painting worth it. I would love to be enlightened.

 

[caroln]

So...what's it look like? Hard to give an opinion without seeing it!

 

[Flarbalard]

Femme a la montre. Can't find a postable picture of it.

 

[Buckeye]

Here's what it looks like:
Picasso

 

[Rose65]

Here's what it looks like:
Picasso

Lol! If that is what his young mistress looked like I really wonder! Not very flattering.

I know I am a heathen but I just cannot imagine such sums of money spent on such a thing. So much good could have been done for mankind instead of it must be spent.

 

[Pepper]

Got blocked from seeing it, but I'll bet it's worth every penny!

 

[Pepper]

Is this it?

 

[Pepper]

or this:

 

[Pepper]

The thing about Picasso: he was talented enough to be a great classical artist in the sense most think of as such.

 

[Flarbalard]

I did a search of most recently sold Picasso. It came up.

@ Pepper, no, neither of those.

 

[Pepper]

Grrrrrrrrr

 

[Pepper]

This?

 

[Flarbalard]

This?

Yes

 

[caroln]

My opinion? Visions from a fractured mind.

 

[Buckeye]

I suspect this was purchased as an investment, not for its intrinsic merits as art. His work has been selling for astronomical $$ for a while.

 

[Rose65]

Got blocked from seeing it, but I'll bet it's worth every penny!

Not!

 

[fuzzybuddy]

A painting sold for $138,000,000???????
Just bought me a blank canvas and some paints.

 

[Naturally]

Big image that shows details. Click on pic to show in screen size.

 

[Knight]

Obviously the nails chewed down to the numb made painting French tipped impossible. I'd knock off a few million for that. Knock off a few million more for the imbalance of the eyes between the pale face & the green one. Really need to reduce by more millions the watch face. The number representation is off.

Other than that the buyer can brag about how much was spent for what would be a great color $10.00 between the lines to paint.

 

[VaughanJB]

Unbelievable, what a load of rubbish. Well that's my view for what it's all worth. I see nothing in it that is any good, it looks childish and I don't understand how it could be worth such a massive sum. I cannot imagine having that kind of money - or parting with it for that.

Of course others may disagree, if so please explain what makes that painting worth it. I would love to be enlightened.

The value is not in what it looks like, it's in its rarity, which is the only original there is. Oh, and it's by Picasso.

Now, that's a whole lot of money, but when you have people buying a Social Media site for 44bn, this is chump change.

As for the painting, I like it. Love the colors. love its abstract strangeness. It's worth what someone is willing to pay for it.

 

[Feelslikefar]

His early Realistic Art and his later works; either it speaks to you or it doesn't.
I like his style and feelings he puts on canvas.

I'm a big Salvador Dali fan, so I might be in the minority here.

 

[palides2021]

Just think if all that money went to help the needy or poor....I would condone it.

 

[hollydolly]

this picture is the one where Picasso famously told his wife and the world he was in love with another woman..

s a 1932 portrait of Marie-Thérèse Walter, the young woman who had become Picasso’s muse and secret mistress.

He first set eyes on her in 1927, when she was 17 and standing outside a famous Parisian department store. He said: “I am Picasso!” she recalled years later. “You and I are going to do great things together!”

 

[palides2021]

this picture is the one where Picasso famously told his wife and the world he was in love with another woman..

s a 1932 portrait of Marie-Thérèse Walter, the young woman who had become Picasso’s muse and secret mistress.

He first set eyes on her in 1927, when she was 17 and standing outside a famous Parisian department store. He said: “I am Picasso!” she recalled years later. “You and I are going to do great things together!”

I wonder what she thought when she saw this portrait? It is not a very complementary painting of a woman!! And why the huge arm, and what is that on her shoulder? It's so disjointed.

 

[hollydolly]

I wonder what she thought when she saw this portrait? It is not a very complementary painting of a woman!! And why the huge arm, and what is that on her shoulder? It's so disjointed.

on her arm ?... a watch, unless I'm not seeing something..