Thanks Mr Robertson!

[Tank]

Mr Robertson who owns Kauri Cliffs and Cape Kidnappers golf course made a huge gift to NZ last night.

15 Paintings worth $115 million to the Auckland Art Gallery, the biggest philanthropic gesture of its kind in Australasia.

Well done that man!

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10571094

[Gremlin]

Thanks Mr Robertson, but I reckon art is stupidly overpriced.

Saw a painting in the beehive once I think, two white squares and two black squares, checkerboard layout, $50k I believe :eek5:

[Headbanger]

so.....Have we put the paintings up for sale yet?

[merv]

Yeah good on him for the donation - I guess it was tax deductible in one country or both.

[Okey Dokey]

Yes, nice to see the spirit of philanthropy is still alive. I'm glad he didn't leave the art to the puerile arcade that calls itself Te Papa. The alleged Museum of NZ...

[Finn]

Yes, nice to see the spirit of philanthropy is still alive. I'm glad he didn't leave the art to the puerile arcade that calls itself Te Papa. The alleged Museum of NZ...

The news is they were going to until they heard it was a leaky building.

[Skyryder]

Thanks Mr Robertson, but I reckon art is stupidly overpriced.


It's not the art that you are paying for but who painted it.


Skyryder