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As Stocks Slide, Hirst Auction Breaks Records

Unprecedented one-man auction exceeds high estimate

By Jason Farago, Newser Staff

Posted Sep 16, 2008 8:18 AM CDT

(Newser) – Damien Hirst won the biggest gamble of his career at Sotheby's last night—as lot after lot of the artist's work beat high estimates, totaling $127.2 million in sales. While the markets tumbled in New York, bidders in the London saleroom bought up dozens... Read full story »

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