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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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art auction stories: 44 news summaries

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Rich Ruskies Buy Back
Their Heritage

Billionaires snapping up art that left the country under Soviets

Dec 1, 07 6:07 PM CST
(Newser) - The super-rich of the new capitalist Russia are busy buying back a treasure trove of Russian art, much of it bought up on the cheap by foreign collectors after the 1917 revolution. This week, a throng of Russian billionaires walked away with most of the good stuff from a series... More »

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Rockwell Santa Painting Sells for $2.17M

Prices for magazine cover originals may
be heading north

Nov 30, 07 2:02 PM CST
(Newser) - Straddling the line between art, illustration, and extravagant Christmas gift, Norman Rockwell's "Extra Good Boys and Girls" raked in $2.17 million at a Christie's auction this week. The painting, originally a 1939 Saturday Evening Post cover, didn't hit the $2.5 million to $3.5 million estimate, but... More »

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Matisse Pulls Impressive $33.6M

Art world breathes easier after first night of stellar sales

Nov 7, 07 7:20 AM CST
(Newser) - A nervous New York art world breathed a sigh of relief on the first night of the fall auctions yesterday when a Matisse painting fetched a whopping $33.6 million, far above its high estimate. Collectors and dealers are watching November's sales at Sotheby's and Christie's with anxiety, reports the... More »

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art market • art • Sotheby's • Christie's • painting • Matisse • Cézanne • Signac • art auction

$72M Sale Shatters Warhol Record

Auction madness continues
as contemporary-art market sizzles

May 17, 07 4:33 PM CDT
(Newser) - An Andy Warhol painting sold for $71.7 million last night at Christie's, more than quadrupling the previous record price for a work by the pop artist. The price for "Green Car Crash (Green Burning Car I)," part of Warhol's "Death and Disaster" series, more than doubled... More »

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art market • contemporary art • art • Andy Warhol • Sotheby's • Christie's • painting • pop art • Mark Rothko • art auction

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