6 foot tall, fuckin' weighs a ton

Last night, at Sotheby's in London, the esteemed six-foot tall, stick figure sculpture, "Walking Man 1", by Alberto Giacometti,  went for $104.3 million by an anonymous bidder via telephone - setting the record for the highest bid piece of art. Pablo Picasso's "Boy With a Pipe" once held this title, when it went for $104.2 million 6 years ago. The bronze figure, cast 60 years ago, stands as one of Giacometti's most recognized pieces of work. His figures are haunting looking, as if they will simply topple over - and the blank faced stare of the walking man is recognized in his same series of other figures. I am extremely jealous of the person who owns this fabulous piece of art, not like I could ever afford it. But this person now holds one of the most expensive pieces of art, and the work of the most significant artist of the 20th century.