Me: (fumbling over words) There was name dropping. A lot of it. That was one of my favorite parts. The profs told us about so many artists I'd never heard of before. Not household names, but big in the art world. Its not about the money.
Friend (who may or may not be named "Joe"): (earestly and befuddledly) Why are living artists selling their work for millions of dollars--they do right?
Me: (nothing. Conversation got shifted. But! ...later thought, what is the connection of the high grossers and my burgeoning understanding? Herein, I enumerate the following and will make notable additions and probably some interpolated commentary, forthcomingly)
Gerhard Richter -- total revenue of 200 million
Jeff Koons -- Balloon Dog (Orange) $58.4 million at Christie’s in 2013.
Jasper Johns Flag (1983) $36 million
Ed Ruscha -- Ruscha lands in the third spot on our list with a $30 million sale of his text painting Smash.
Christopher Wool - Untitled (Riot)(1990) sold for $29.9 million in 2011
Robert Ryman - (1980) painting Bridge for $20.6 million, Untitled (1961) for $15 million, and Link (2002) $11.4 million
Brice Marsden - The Attended (1996) 10.9 million
Cady Noland - Bluewald (1989) 9.8 million
Damien Hearst -
Sunflowers?
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