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May 15, 2008

Fat is Huge: Lucien Freud's Record Setter

Lucian_freudCultural statement, might it be? Or economic? This week Lucien Freud's painting of a fat woman sleeping sold at Christie's contemporary art auction for $33.6 million, making Freud the world’s most valuable living artist. Judging from the $348.2 million sale, the art market is going strong.

A sign of our big times...

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And people were worried about Miley Cyrus showing he back!

This is getting way past the definition of
voluptuous.

This is getting way past the definition of voluptuous.

I think there's an echo in here. Sorry.

It's a tryptic, right. How about a huge painting of three strips of bacon side by side. That would probably sell.

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