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Art really did change irrevocably after World War II. You just couldn't make pretty things. I mean, you see it in painting, too, all these Jackson Pollock abstracts. Like, the whole world just sort of exploded, and the artists are trying to figure out, how do we come back to art and make it matter differently? And so he sort of is known for creating these haunting figures

Art really did change irrevocably after World War II. You just couldn't make pretty things. I mean, you see it in painting, too, all these Jackson Pollock abstracts. Like, the whole world just sort of exploded, and the artists are trying to figure out, how do we come back to art and make it matter differently? And so he sort of is known for creating these haunting figures

I feel like when I look at the bust de Diego, I'm feeling human. There's something which is like he's nearly touching my soul.

I feel like when I look at the bust de Diego, I'm feeling human. There's something which is like he's nearly touching my soul.

I feel like when I look at the bust de Diego, I'm feeling human. There's something which is like he's nearly touching my soul.

Did you see the video that Sotheby's posted about this bust heading into the auction?

Did you see the video that Sotheby's posted about this bust heading into the auction?

Did you see the video that Sotheby's posted about this bust heading into the auction?

I mean, the marketing's pretty spectacular, right? This is substantial, monumental.

I mean, the marketing's pretty spectacular, right? This is substantial, monumental.

I mean, the marketing's pretty spectacular, right? This is substantial, monumental.

It has a mystical presence or a divine presence.

It has a mystical presence or a divine presence.

It has a mystical presence or a divine presence.

They do a pretty good job of making these things seem like, you know, once-in-a-lifetime opportunities.

They do a pretty good job of making these things seem like, you know, once-in-a-lifetime opportunities.

They do a pretty good job of making these things seem like, you know, once-in-a-lifetime opportunities.

Yeah, yeah. I mean, that's their job. That's why people bring things to auction rather than just take it to a dealer and sell it privately.

Yeah, yeah. I mean, that's their job. That's why people bring things to auction rather than just take it to a dealer and sell it privately.

Yeah, yeah. I mean, that's their job. That's why people bring things to auction rather than just take it to a dealer and sell it privately.