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Christie's $264M Auction Stuns Art Market

By Neal Colgrass, Newser Staff

Posted Feb 23, 2009 8:00 PM CST

(Newser) – Celebrity power revived the art market in Paris for at least one night, the Wall Street Journal reports. Despite the economy, a giddy atmosphere prevailed at Christie's as bidders battled over blue-chip works from Yves Saint Laurent's personal collection, dishing out $32 million more than... Read full story »

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