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Stallone Sells Art to Steve Wynn & Parties at The Setai (This Is Not a Movie Plot)

Where: 2001 Collins Avenue [map], Miami Beach, fl, United States, 33139
December 4, 2009 at 3:55 PM | by MsRebecca | 0 Comments

With Art Basel in town, South Beach hotels have been full of socialites, fashion designers, models, and, uh, action stars this week. It may not be odd to see a celebrity in town for the Basel nightlife, or perhaps shopping for art, but this one—Sylvester Stallone—was showing it. And schmoozing with the artsy folks at The Setai after a hard day exhibiting.

Apparently, Stallone has been a part-time painter for 30 years, but his foray into the Art Basel world makes him a pro. He sold at least two pieces this week, one to a gallerist for $50,000, and another to Steve Wynn. That’s right, stay at the Wynn Las Vegas in the coming months and you may just see a $40,000 masterpiece by Rocky hanging in the Wynn Art Collection.

Meanwhile, back in Miami, Sly and his wife Jennifer Flavin celebrated the sales with an after-party at The Setai. They were joined by Calvin Klein, Warner Bros. exec Lyor Cohen, Anthony Haden-Guest, and, um, Princess Michael of Kent. (What, no Kardashians?) The party was poolside, so naturally a bevy of mermaids swam and floated around in the water to entertain the art buyers.

Art Basel ends this weekend, so if any of you party crashers hit up a hotel bash, don’t forget to let us know the goss in the comments below.

[Photo of Wynn & Stallone via Jason Binn’s Twitter.]