Oops of the day: Las Vegas bazillionaire Steve Wynn was showing "Le Rêve", a 1932 painting by Picasso, to his friends when he elbowed the $40 million artwork:
http://www.newyorker.com/talk/content/articles/061023ta_talk_paumgarten Update 10/17/06: Ooh, even worse: Wynn had sold it for $139 million and was forced to cancel the sale. Good thing he's already really rich. |
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I seriously doubt it's a mistake he's going to repeat.
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He shouldn't be allowed to purchase any more great paintings, or be forced to seal them all in protective casings. Either way, it's inexcusable.
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it was actually 140 million!!!!!
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It was his own painting. If it wasn't, he may very well have been tempted.
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if I accidently poked a hole in a 40 million dollar anything I would casually put my hands in my pockets, whistle a tune and stroll away...
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