Banking Service Chronicle published this article page no 58 olympio in many respects one could say that this question is almost like a misnomer on any given day. $135 million? for 99.9% of the worlds population the question may not merit a decent response if any at all. simply because most of the worlds population are either middle-class working class living hand-to-mouth or are in abject poverty. so that leaves the veritable 0.01% or less of the world that have the disposable income or wealth enough to splash out on a small piece of canvas. now for arguments sake lets all assume that you and i did form part of that elite group. will you still pay that amoount of money? i can almost hear the questions coming through very loudly. what kind of canvas is it? well short answer is its an oil painting. an oil painting for 135 humungous ones? yes and you better believe it. not too long ago gustav klimts iconic mona lisa of austria that was looted by the nazis went under the hammer for a whopping $135 million. the entire art world was rightfully astounded by the auction price. but to you and i probably a bit on the sinful side of things. how can you justify the price of such a piece? easily i say. forget the price for a moment. lets try and place some value to it banking services chronicle magazine online purchase.
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