Classic Andy Warhol ‘Macintosh’ Painting Could Fetch $600,000 at Auction

[Heltik]

I'd like to know the back story of how Steve Jobs ended up bringing a Mac over to John Lennon's house

I can only Imagine.

 

[Heltik]

There's art and then there's "art". Warhol did "art".

The real artists signed their names inside the machine.

 

[ErikGrim]

 

[RockSpider]

I knew I should have kept that stupid little Macintosh back in the early nineties.

 

[Pakaku]

Looks like something a toddler could do...

If that's the case, why didn't you become famous at 3 years old?

 

[zeram1]

I'd like to know the back story of how Steve Jobs ended up bringing a Mac over to John Lennon's house

Here's what you're looking for: http://www.computerhistory.org/atchm/warhol-the-computer/

 

[Tech198]

That amount seems to be common at Apple.. Didn't that vintage first Macintosh auction sell for the same price?

 

[ctdonath]

Not sure if he did know John Lennon.

You're right, probably not, '81 was probably too early.
Nonetheless Jobs knew Lennon's family.

 

[Thunderhawks]

I guess I just don't get art...

Neither does Simon......

 

[Thunderhawks]

They're using eBay to sell a Warhol painting? Seems like it deserves a better auction forum.

....and you can pay for it with PayPal.

 

[fuchsdh]

I really love that late 80s-90s hand-drawn brush look that a lot of software and Apple's print collateral had.

Ironically for this reason this is probably one of my favorite Warhol pieces.

 

[pacalis]

It's Royal Red and Blue #1. It sold for $75 million.
Is it more artful than this $25 painting by some random woman on the internet?

Elbows too pointy. Would not museum.

 

[sittnick]

We went into Sean [John Lennon's son]'s bedroom-and there was a kid there setting up the Apple computer that Sean had gotten as a present, the Macintosh model.

And poor Julian had to plonk along on an Atari 400.

 

[Keirasplace]

You're right.
This work is a nexus of both art and business history.
Yeah, it's not much as art by itself, but it's a notable historical artifact.
It will go for $1,000,000 easy.

Yes, provenance, is more important in most art, than the art itself, who did it, when it was done, who owned it, is is it art piece with a general public profile, does it have a connection with a celebrity person or a well known company, etc.

The art itself... Triffle... A Bowl of Jello would sell with the proper history behind it...

 

[arcite]

Could get $600,000. I really don't think it will get $600,000.

More like $1 million or more.