In November 2017, Alex Rotter uttered a phrase never before heard at an art auction: 'Four hundred million.' The 'Salvator Mundi' sold for $450.3 million. But it wasn't Rotter who made the world-famous purchase — it was the anonymous bidder on the phone.
But it wasn't Rotter who made the world-famous purchase -- it was the anonymous bidder on the end of his telephone line. In fact, he was just as surprised as anyone.
"It was really unclear how far the client would go. It was just , 'Do you want to?' I remember making sure that I -- thatRotter during the sale of the "Salvator Mundi" at Christie's New York."Normally I'd just say the next bid, but I remember clarifying it at 300 million. I said, 'It's $300 million, do you want to bid $300 million now?'It's a remarkably candid account, given how tight-lipped Christie's has remained about the historic sale.
What might surprise those outside the art world, however, is that his wealthy clients don't always have a maximum price in mind -- even when it comes to multimillion-dollar paintings."I've heard people on the telephone say, 'Alex, let's just buy it, no matter how far it goes,' and I've heard people , 'I have a limit, and don't even ask me if we reach because I don't want to be tempted,'" revealed Rotter.
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