Contemporary works bring $348M at Christie's—which even sells a house
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Christie's auction of contemporary art in New York belied an economic downturn, the
Times reports, with paintings, sculpture, and even a house fetching handsome prices. Two works drew particular attention: a portrait of a 280-pound nude woman by Lucian Freud, which sold for $33.6 million, and a house in...
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