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Klein blowtorch painting nets $36.4M at NY auction
"FC 1" set an auction record for the artist Tuesday night. The painting was sold to a buyer who wishes to remain anonymous, Christie's said.The painting was executed a few weeks before the artist's death in 1962 at age 34 and is considered to be his masterpiece. Read more »
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One of Apple's first computers for sale at auction
Going ... going ... going crazy for the Apple ( AAPL )-1. One of these rare and beloved icons that launched Apple back in 1976 is going on the auction block later this month. And since only a half dozen of the original 200 beauties are still bootable, So from SiliconValley.com Read more »
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Slideshow: Antiquities at Sotheby's and Christie's and Other International Sales
Antiquities 8 June 2012, Christie's Lot 35 A judean desert limestone mask, pre-pottery Neolithic B c. 7th millennium B.C. Estimate: $400,000-600,000 Courtesy Christie's from ArtInfo Read more »
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John Constable's The Lock to be sold at auction
John Constable's celebrated depiction of Suffolk rural life, The Lock, is to be offered for sale at Christie's in July where it could easily become one of the most expensive British paintings to be sold at auction. Jussi Pylkkänen, president of Christie' from Guardian Unlimited Read more »
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Dealers, auction houses cheer ruling on Calif. Resale Royalty Act
For more than 30 years, California gallery owners have complained about the state's resale royalty law, which gives visual artists in certain cases a percentage of repeat sales of their artworks. But few disputes over royalties have ever reached court, a from Los Angeles Times Read more »
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Painting by Chile's Matta tops Latin American art sale
"It is a long overdue recognition for the artist, who is one of the most influential artists of the 20th century," said Virgilio Garza, Christie's Latin American art chief. The Tuesday evening auction totaled $23 million and set records for a dozen other from Times Live South Africa Read more »
