In October I posted about poor Francis Barraud, the original painter of His Master’s Voice, who was denied a copyright to his painting and went on to sell it and the rights for a mere £100 to an RCA manager.
Today at Sotheby’s London, Banky’s spraypainted and stenciled riff on the image, HMV Dog, sold for £65,5000 (estimate was £30,000 – 40,000). That’s $133,888.55 for those keeping score at home. I wonder if RCA has a claim?
Via my new favorite website The World’s Best Ever.