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Spring Art Auctions Surrounded by Crash Talk

Writers keep predicting implosion, but it might never come

By Jason Farago, Newser Staff

Posted Apr 29, 2008 10:25 AM CDT

(Newser) – It's auction season again in the art world, and Sotheby's and Christie's have put record estimates on dozens of paintings. Despite warnings in the media of an imminent crash, prices of fine art seem to be impervious to the global economic downturn. It's enough to... Read full story »

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