Woman’s tear in Picasso slashes value by $65M
A woman who lost her balance and tore a hole in a Pablo Picasso painting at the Metropolitan Museum of Art likely cut the $130 million painting’s value in half, a top appraiser said yesterday.
Conservators said they will be able to fix the 6-inch tear in “The Actor” (above), but appraiser Gerard van Weyenbergh said the painting may never recover its value.
“It’s a 50 percent loss of the value — at least,” van Weyenbergh, who has handled numerous Picassos, told The Post. “When an artwork comes up in auction, that’s the first thing people want to know — were there any repaints or restorations.
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i’m just glad i wasn’t at the museum 2 weeks ago when i experienced an extreme case of vertigo.
that could have done some serious damage.
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“All that I desire to point out is the general principle that life imitates art far more than art imitates life.”
– Oscar Wilde
– Oscar Wilde
Love Picasso. Love art.
But can we be honest?
It’s paint.
Aren’t there better things to do that count not only as Beauty, but as Good?
(This from the guy who stared at The Green Fiddler for an embarrassing length of time.)
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