Damien Hirst, Gazillionaire
The larger-than-life British artist made headlines (yet again) this week with a record-breaking auction.
By cutting out the middleman (aka his art dealer) and taking his work—cows and sharks in formaldehyde, mostly—directly to Sotheby’s, the guy made $200.7 million in two days, breaking Picasso’s sale record from 1993. Putting animals in goo pays!
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Someone paid $17 mill for a shark. Hahahahaha.
bloomberg.com
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Bull Market for Hirst in Sotheby’s 2-Day Sale
nytimes.com
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Damien slights his dealer, makes bank.
economist.com
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