:44:01
Ah! There you are!
Can l steal him for a minute?
:44:04
- Of course.
- l want your opinion.
:44:15
So what do you see in this?
:44:21
Purity. lnnocence.
:44:25
A few thousand dollars
down the tubes, if you ask me.
:44:29
Really?
:44:31
You can kiss your career
as an art appraiser goodbye.
:44:34
We paid over 400,000 for it at the
contemporary picture sale last June.
:44:38
Jesus, you could've had
a whole beach house for that!
:44:41
Sure you could. ln Wildwood, New Jersey.
:44:46
lf you sold this one, you could
have a nice penthouse on Fifth.
:44:51
You wouldn't have much
left over for decoration.
:44:53
lt's nice, if you're on mushrooms.
:44:56
l thought Gordon was a tough businessman.
He sure has taken a bath on that.
:45:00
A bath? l'd say Gordon is one of
the most astute collectors around.
:45:06
He has a great eye, and he only buys the best.
:45:10
Like this rug, for instance.
A Bokhara. lt's the finest of its kind.
:45:15
After he bought it, a dealer
representing the Saudi royal family...
:45:19
..offered him twice what he paid.
lt absolutely makes the room.
:45:23
See how this bit of celadon in the border
is picked up by these cushions?
:45:28
Although it's a sacrilege
having that Etruscan vase on the table.
:45:32
Some dope might use it as an ashtray.
:45:35
- l guess you're a decorator?
- You got it.
:45:38
A great spender of other people's money.
:45:41
lf you're that good, l'm sure you
can do wonders with my place.
:45:44
- Where would that be?
- Upper West Side.
:45:47
Really? Home of the exposed
brick wall and the houseplant?
:45:52
lt's just a rental. l'll be moving to the East
Side soon. Some deals brewing with Gordon.
:45:58
But that's just conversation.
What about real things?