Oil Painting Sells for Record $8,200,000
45 year-old contemporary painter Liu Xiaodong, painted three paintings in the Three Gorges area from 2005 to 2006. One of these paintings, entitled “The Breeding Ground No. 1″, was sold for a record amount at auction a few months ago.
The painting, 2.6 meters high and 10 meters wide and depicting 11 men in their underwear playing cards, sold for a record 57,120,000 Yuan, or $8,200,000 USD.
“I painted the Three Gorges three times. Every time was a personal improvement for me,” said Liu.
Many other paintings sold at the auction, including one entitled “Homeless Furniture” by 64 year-old Wang Huaiqing, for around 28,000,000 Yuan.
By Sun Tzu on 09-11-2008
Comment by Mike
November 9th, 2008 at 6:37 pm
Guy on the left is pitching a tent <.<
Comment by wobu zhidao
November 10th, 2008 at 1:36 am
hahahha Mike is so right wow..that painting went for $8.2 MILLION???? unbelievable..I know there are collectors in China willing to spend money on Chinese art and collectibles but this is absurd..how about some dogs playing poker at Three Gorges Dam?
Comment by Sushy
November 10th, 2008 at 7:58 pm
They never said the buyer was straight…
Comment by Ted Nugent
November 19th, 2008 at 2:24 pm
The buyer was probably the guy pitching the tent. He’s embarrassed and needs to destroy the evidence….
Comment by clouds
December 7th, 2008 at 11:09 pm
WHO BOUGHT IT????
Comment by ThailandSocial
December 21st, 2008 at 2:16 pm
That is really amazing! Maybe its just my untrained eye but I can not see why anyone would pay more than 7 million for that painting. lol
Comment by Ac Terry
January 24th, 2009 at 10:39 pm
What? 11 men? Is it just me, or do you see 8 guys aswell?