Swedes rush after IKEA paintings
Swedish furniture giant Ikea’s decision to sell paintings by well-known artists was a wise move, with the warehouse’s entire stock running out in 12 minutes.
Some 6,000 paintings will be sold, 1,560 of those were bought this morning in the store’s warehouse at Kungens Kurva.
“Three of them were sold out at the same time,” said Tina Björeman, Ikea spokesman, according to Dina Pengar.
“It was Ernst Billgren, Denise Gråstein and Jan Håfström which went in five and a half minutes.
The paintings were being sold at all Ikea warehouses in the country and long lines were reported in Malmö and at Barkarby near Stockholm. Some waited all night at Kungens Kurva to buy a
painting.
“One person was here already at 10:30 p.m. and has waited all night,” said Björeman.”
The paintings are being sold for 1,695 kronor each. Shoppers have to mount the paintings themselves”
Adam Ewing
The Local
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Where will the proceeds or sales go? That’s a great record – sold our in 12 minutes! I wonder what kind of painting was sold out at such a fast rate. But whatever it is, considering the rate, it must have been very very beautiful.
John
Hello,
To all at ikea ive got a fantastic opportunity for you where your store,s could make a fourtune on these paintings that ive done my medium is oil and acrylic they must be seen please dont miss out ope to hear from you soon.