Steve Wynn Just Bought A Giant Steel Sculpture Of 'Popeye' For $28 Million (WYNN)

Would you pay $28 million for this one-ton steel sculpture of Popeye? If you're Steve Wynn, the answer appears to be, Why not. The casino magnate was the lone bidder for the 2009 Jeff Koons piece in a Wednesday Sotheby's auction that saw mixed results, with a dozen works, including another Koons piece, a glass case of three basketballs floating in water — going unsold. In fact, Sotheby's now trails rival auction house Christie's significantly — check out this chart from Art Tactic (via Ar...