CNN Erin Burnett OutFront March 28, 2013 06:21:00
Someone putting an elbow through a painting. i would probably have some things wrong with me, too. so, you know -- >> reporter: it's not just the price and the tear, the timing of the sale is what's getting so much attention. coming just as cohen's hedge fund sac capital settles two insider trading lawsuits paying the federal government a record $616 million. the headline, cohen settles wrongdoing, buys himself extravagant gift, a masterpiece. why would anyone pay upwards of $155 million for a single piece of art even one that was so famously damaged? art experts say that's because the very be...