Talking Horses: $157m for painting looks good business by John Magnier


The Coolmore boss has reportedly had a big payday in New York but his real works of art are still in County Tipperary

So this morning, I picked up three picture books which my daughter can no longer bear to read and took them round to the local cafe, where they keep a couple of shelves of donated reading matter for the nippers. About nine hours earlier in New York, John Magnier of Coolmore fame reportedly sold a painting by Modigliani for $157m, a record for the auction house in question.

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