David Hockney painting sells for $90M, smashing auction records

The 1972 painting "Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures)" has become the most expensive work by a living artist ever to sell at auction. #CNN #News

[hadleypleasanton]

The high-end art market is little more than a money-laundering racket. Very sad.

[cegammons]

this proves that some people have too much money. we need to tax the rich.

[coffinperson]

People are starving to death in the world and this is happening.

[franciscomendezlacomba]

90% of this chat is green with envy for Hockney’s talent and wealth . Saw this painting last year in the met exhibition and let me tell you I get why they bought it absolutely beautiful!

[joejoe]

Every time I see a painting sell for millions I say I can do that myself

[Thyalwaysseek]

Confirmation that we are a civilization in decline.

[Manchester_uk_gentlemen]

Donate 90m to starving children and become the greatest human to have ever lived and respected?
Or buy a 90M picture that will end up turning to ash once this all blows over ?

[dawn]

I love art but need to see this live... 90M?

[MouthyMama]

People with money are absolutely frivolous. You could’ve given 90 people a million dollars and changed their entire lives.

[cultureclique]

nonsense, why would you pay so much money for a painting?

[EclipseHighroller]

There should be a limit on how much art can sell for. Millions for a painting is ridiculous, especially when that money can be better used for food, housing, and schools.

[MaitreMoebius]

90 effing million dollars. Like 90 Nobel prizes. Free market good and well but some markets are just an ethical perversion.

[marijojacob]

J ai adoré les tableaux de David Hockney à Bilbao..

[gabrielmacias]

A museum in LA paid 16 million for a rock

[chintandave]

New issue of 1843 brought me here. Not disappointed seeing Davidoff in his hand.

[lgosuberalles]

90m dollars? Why spend that on a painting when theres walls that need to be built from invaders!

[veronicaknight]

It is his money and he is the one to decide how to spend them... Nobody is to judge him on what to spend his money for. Whether this painting is worth millions is again very subjective. If somebody is prepared to spend that much, then it us worth that much. It is brilliant really. Hockney is one of the best living artists

[EviEhvee]

Take a picture of it and print it out. BAM! Save yourself a fortune.

[EviEhvee]

Take a picture of it and print it out. BAM! Save you self a fortune.

[signoresummers]

How about that balloon Dog selling for $58M! I’m speechless.