Comments on: A $139 Million Elbow

By: Ben Casnocha

Ben Casnocha — Fri, 20 Oct 2006 14:30:26 +0000

How to mend a Picasso painting: http://www.slate.com/id/2151857/fr/rss/

By: Mike McFadden

Mike McFadden — Thu, 19 Oct 2006 23:38:17 +0000

I came to this site via compete.com’s blog and I got a kick out of your post. Great commentary on Wynn’s elbow. I think a few more blogs can use some comic relief.

By: Adam Jusko

Adam Jusko — Thu, 19 Oct 2006 22:17:40 +0000

My guess is that if you are in the financial position to own a $139 million dollar Picasso, it is much easier to keep your cool when put your elbow through it.

By: Tom Walker

Tom Walker — Thu, 19 Oct 2006 20:26:35 +0000

Looking at this from another angle (always a good thing to do with art), Wynn’s elbow is now a part of the painting’s history. That isn’t going to change, and maybe down the road it adds to the painting’s pedigree.

I completely agree that he was extremely gracious about it. Hopefully it’s not eating him up in private, but I kind of doubt that.

By: mike

mike — Thu, 19 Oct 2006 19:02:18 +0000

Relatively speaking , how big a relative mistake is this? Is this like us backing the car into a mailbox or taking the new uninsured Lexus into a tree!

By: Dave Jilk

Dave Jilk — Thu, 19 Oct 2006 14:04:38 +0000

Reminds me of the Mr. Bean movie. Excruciating.

By: BWJones

BWJones — Thu, 19 Oct 2006 04:22:54 +0000

I’ve spent some time with Steve Wynn and this sounds exactly like him. Easy going, mellow, very pleasant, a bit odd, yet a real gentleman who has a real appreciation for the visual arts.