Great moments in art

Those jewels around Rinehart's neck could house a few families I reckon. 

 I reckon Sunny has a copy of Gina's portrait on her wall. 

If I could tie them down and keep them still for longer than 5 mins I might get you a copy   However I think it would be more like Gina than the Picasso one.

Inglis would reject her for Premier because she’s a bit “toe out”.

Good one Freefall.  

Agree it's great but it's endlessly fascinating how paintings are worth so much as years go by. It's understandable to some extent but also definitely a crazily expensive hobby among the ultra rich. Imagine what could be done with that money, rather than hanging a good painting on a wall so that Joe Blows can check it out for a couple of minutes and say Wow. We're a funny bunch.

Klimt is one of the few painters who was wealthy while he was living.

It was probably always a rich man's form of art for rich people. The paints themselves cost a bit, only people with time on their hands could spend time on it, portraits were basically like selfies among the wealthy....

I like the period where painters used to put a little skull somewhere in the picture to remind the client (and themselves and fellow painters) that they were mortals.