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Necromancer

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Art found in trash sold for $1 million!
« on: November 21, 2007, 05:00:30 AM »
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21905429/

Gal finds stolen painting in trash, keeps it until she learns of its sordid past, and then receives a modest reward for returning it to its rightful owner.  I hope she gets a sizable chunk of the sale proceeds.
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Re: Art found in trash sold for $1 million!
« Reply #1 on: November 21, 2007, 06:01:16 AM »
$1 million for THAT!? Artists are pretentious pieces of bullshit.  [-(

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Re: Art found in trash sold for $1 million!
« Reply #2 on: November 21, 2007, 07:23:27 AM »
The artist isn't to blame for the price, considering he's been dead since '91.  :roll:
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Re: Art found in trash sold for $1 million!
« Reply #3 on: November 21, 2007, 07:55:26 AM »
what an odd story  :lol: