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lietuvaite
10-19-2006, 12:44 AM
http://www.newyorker.com/talk/content/articles/061023ta_talk_paumgarten

Steve Wynn, who owns the Wynn hotel in Vegas, had made arrangements to sell the Picasso he owns. He put it up for auction, found a purchaser, and all arrangements were made. The weekend before $40 million was to be exchanged for the artwork, he showed the masterpiece one more time to some friends. As he backed up while talking to his friends, his elbow bumped the Picasso AND PUNCTURED IT!!!!!

According to the New Yorker, Wynn put his pinkie in the hole and observed that a flap of canvas had been pushed back. He told his guests, “Well, I’m glad I did it and not you.” Needless to say, the deal was off after that.
sway2sway
10-19-2006, 05:35 AM
fuckin 40 million worth of doh!
(not to mention a rare antiquitie screwedohver)
lietuvaite
10-19-2006, 10:33 PM
yeah, and i get mad if i accidentally break one of my crystal glasses. i can't even comprehend that someone has enough money to buy picassos and other art, let alone how they must feel ruining it
Barefoot2Dream
10-19-2006, 11:40 PM
I soooo would have loved to have been there to see the looks on their faces. Haha! Dee-dee-dee :p
Barefoot2Dream
10-19-2006, 11:41 PM
although I agree with Sway... how sad such a treasure had to be ruined by some dumbass.
tinkerlion
10-20-2006, 02:59 AM
hopefully they will be intelligent enough to take it to a master restorer.
the duke
10-20-2006, 03:04 AM
wonder if you can fix canvas that's been damaged....what a dick! I would be crying if i was buying that painting...i LOVE picasso!
tinkerlion
10-20-2006, 03:06 AM
there are ways to repair it. i'm just wondering if any of the paint came off, that will really be the difference as to how it looks.
scurfing
10-20-2006, 03:07 AM
Its amazing what restorer's can do so I'm sure if he can afford the millions to buy it he should be able to sort it out. So many of the major works have layers and layers of paint where they have been altered, adjusted and repaired.
lietuvaite
10-20-2006, 10:52 PM
yep, the article says he is taking it to be restored. it's just won't be the same though. if you have money to buy a picasso, would you ever buy one that has been ripped and restored? no way.

oh, and one of the guests was barbara walters lol