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Metal 'rabbit' sold for US$91mil
The Star ^
| Thursday, 16 May 2019
Posted on 05/16/2019 6:58:01 AM PDT by BenLurkin
The playful, stainless steel, 41 in (104 cm) high rabbit, regarded as one of the most celebrated works of 20th-century art, was sold for more than $20 million over its pre-sale estimate.
Christie's said the sale made Koons the highest-priced living artist, overtaking the $90.3 million record set last November by British painter David Hockney's 1972 work "Portrait of an Artist (Pool With Two Figures.)"
The shiny, faceless oversized rabbit, clutching a carrot, is the second in an edition of three made by Koons in 1986.
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TOPICS: Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: 91milliondollars; metal; rabbit; sold
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Have long suspected that some of these ludicrous "art" transactions (not this one of course) are actually cover for laundering drug money.
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posted on
05/16/2019 6:58:01 AM PDT
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BenLurkin
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posted on
05/16/2019 6:58:55 AM PDT
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BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
To: BenLurkin
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posted on
05/16/2019 7:00:08 AM PDT
by
blackdog
To: BenLurkin
It’s not a rabbit, it’s not art, and anybody who would buy it deserves to lose all that money.
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posted on
05/16/2019 7:02:35 AM PDT
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I want the USA back
(Islam, not a religion, a totalitarian political ideology aiming for world domination. -Wilders)
To: BenLurkin
Mass produced, it’s worth $250 retail.
To: BenLurkin
$91M? It just keeps going and going...
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posted on
05/16/2019 7:08:57 AM PDT
by
null and void
(The press is always lying. When they aren't actively lying, they are actively concealing the truth.)
To: BenLurkin
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posted on
05/16/2019 7:24:15 AM PDT
by
caver
Oh nooooes...I missed the auction....
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posted on
05/16/2019 7:26:07 AM PDT
by
TnTnTn
To: BenLurkin
Heavy Metal Rabbit
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posted on
05/16/2019 7:27:40 AM PDT
by
dfwgator
(Endut! Hoch Hech!)
To: BenLurkin
Belongs outside a Frisches Big Boy as their new mascot— the new white meat... rabbit. What shiite!
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posted on
05/16/2019 7:28:48 AM PDT
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John S Mosby
(Sic Semper Tyrannis)
To: TnTnTn
> Oh nooooes...I missed the auction.... <
No worries! This rabbit is still available on ebay. And it's nicer. Of course, that's just my opinion.
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05/16/2019 7:31:18 AM PDT
by
Leaning Right
(I have already previewed or do not wish to preview this composition.)
To: BenLurkin
"overtaking the $90.3 million record set last November by British painter David Hockney's 1972 work 'Portrait of an Artist (Pool With Two Figures.)'"Here is that $90.3M painting:
To: BenLurkin
An ex-girlfriend of mine owned a used VW Rabbit in college in the late ‘80s.
It was also made of metal, but I don’t think she paid quite as much for it...
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05/16/2019 8:05:20 AM PDT
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GreenLanternCorps
(Hi! I'm the Dread Pirate Roberts! (TM) Ask about franchise opportunities in your area.arare)
To: null and void
The things you think are precious I can’t understand.
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05/16/2019 8:05:44 AM PDT
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dfwgator
(Endut! Hoch Hech!)
To: dfwgator
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05/16/2019 8:07:34 AM PDT
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BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
To: BenLurkin
Now THIS is art -
To: DaxtonBrown
That’s retail, the China manufacturing price? $25 plus shipping............but wait........
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posted on
05/16/2019 8:08:57 AM PDT
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Mastador1
(I'll take a bad dog over a good politician any day!)
To: dfwgator
I’m reeling in the years...
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posted on
05/16/2019 8:10:13 AM PDT
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null and void
(The press is always lying. When they aren't actively lying, they are actively concealing the truth.)
To: BenLurkin
Let’s see... I have 91 million dollars, can I figure out something worthwhile to do with it?
Nope. Guess I’ll buy a big metal rabbit.
To: Jack Hammer
Let’s see... I have 91 million dollars, can I figure out something worthwhile to do with it? Two chicks at one time, man!
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05/16/2019 8:15:55 AM PDT
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dfwgator
(Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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