December 20, 2009

Wynn Rembrandt: Insanely Expensive


Steve Wynn, the famous Las Vegas Casino tycoon, has made a fortune from getting people to throw huge amount of money around gambling at his casinos, and now he's throwing pretty hefty sums around himself, as the NY Times reports Wynn was the anonymous bidder that bought a rare Rembrandt painting for a whopping record price of $33.2 million!

THe bid was made by phone, and Christie's was refusing to identify the winning bidder, but the Times ID-ed him as Wynn, who is known to be a collector of and investor in fine art. And this Rembrandt will now be the crown jewel in his collection! Unless he loses it at the poker table.

Wynn Rembrandt
reuters

A Rembrandt painting that sold for a record $33.2 million (20.5 million pounds) last week at Christie's in London was bought by U.S. casino mogul Steve Wynn, The New York Times reported on Friday, citing sources familiar with the transaction. Christie's is not disclosing the identity of the winning telephone bidder for the 1658 "Portrait of a Man, Half-Length, With His Arms Akimbo," a spokesman said...

Wynn Rembrandt

Posted at December 20, 2009 6:35 AM
Comments

The economy is tanking, and this pompous, napoleonic deuche bage spends $33 million to stroke his over sized ego, and undersized everything else.

This is why people hate Americans!

Posted by: Toomuch Sense at December 20, 2009 12:08 PM

The dude has the money, let him spend it on whatever he likes. I seriously doubt that this is the reason people hate Americans.

Posted by: savuka at December 20, 2009 12:53 PM

The possibility of acquiring the means to make choices others could hardly dream of is the essence of why so many love America. The disposition to expect to decide what choices others should make does lead to bad feelings, and that disposition is a stain on humanity.

Posted by: Dennis at December 20, 2009 12:54 PM

Everyone has the right to spend their money as they see fit. The man created his empire, it is his right. Does not affect me in any way nor anyone else.

Posted by: Jose Gomez at December 20, 2009 2:26 PM

I've met this guy and, he is a pompous, napolionic deuche bag.

Posted by: tj at December 20, 2009 3:45 PM

The economy is tanking, and this pompous, napoleonic deuche bage spends $33 million to stroke his over sized ego, and undersized everything else.

This is why people hate Americans!

Posted by: Toomuch Sense at December 20, 2009 12:08 PM

I've met this guy and, he is a pompous, napolionic deuche bag.

Posted by: tj at December 20, 2009 3:45 PM


No the real definition of "Douche bag" is a whiney socialist who can't spell the word "douche", and complains about how another man spends his hard earned money. The only saving grace you could have would be if you mean "deuche bag" as in German bag, and even then it's spelled "deutsch". People like you are the reason people hate America. Idiots

Posted by: Smarter then the average liberal at December 20, 2009 5:32 PM

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