$6.5 Million for a Peter Lik Photograph

[ndg]

On a lighter note, a few memes:
http://www.theage.com.au/entertainme...12-125pcn.html

[djdister]

I don't see what the big deal is. I recently sold one of my tintypes for $7 million, and it's all perfectly legit. I sold it to a Nigerian prince. He's sending me a check for $10 million, and I'm sending him the tintype and $3 million in cash. Move over, Lik, you're in second place and holding up the pack...

Good job! As they say, good luck with the sale.

[gregmo]

Peter Lik & Taylor Swift should team up to do a remake of the "Shake It Off" video.

[Peter Lewin]

Peter Lik & Taylor Swift should team up to do a remake of the "Shake It Off" video.

The difference is that Taylor Swift is fun to look at...

[Jmarmck]

My boss, who is somewhat more harder headed than I, said that if it were him, he would hire a handful of professionals to retake the picture....and mangle it in some software.......for a tiny fraction of that 6.5 m.

I told him I knew a group of people who would might oblige. lol

BTW this can only be good for the tour operators. I will find out very soon. I was looking at their rates last night. The Hummer tour looked like a blast...if you could afford it.

[dsphotog]

The desired effect was attained, people are talking about him.

[JMB]

I'm with Kirk Gittings on this one. Compare this "sale" price to prices of photographs sold at auction--photographs by widely recognized artists. Smells. Smells wrong.

Many of the auction sales, of course, smell just as bad. Well, it would be a marvelously good sign if there is at least something legitimate or hopeful about the alleged sale and the print is actually something more compelling and satisfying than an ink jet print. But I am not counting on it.

[Mark Sawyer]

The desired effect was attained, people are talking about him.

But ooooh, the things they're saying! If it were a legitimate sale, I wonder how the buyer would feel about the reaction in the press and art world...

[Kuzano]

First reaction to title.... NSFW....

Wow... For 6.5 Million it better be a good one!!!

[SUNdog]

I can imagine the picture in it's frame and in gold leaf on the bottom the words "nature morte".

;-)