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Volume XXXIII No. 24
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July 22, 2008
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Contemporary Art Surges Forward at Summer Sales
Christie’s Scales Back and Scores Record $172M Postwar Sale
Sotheby’s Auction Ends Week on a Buoyant Note
Bacon Prices Soar as Collectors Catch Up to Critics
New Highs But Many Buy-Ins at Phillips
Robust Demand, Discerning Bids Mark Old Master Sales
Mixed Results at Sotheby’s Paris Imp/Mod Sale
Gupta, Raza Star at Saffronart Sale
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Contemporary Art Surges Forward at Summer Sales
by Eileen Kinsella
NEW YORK—Sales of Postwar and contemporary art at Sotheby’s, Christie’s and Phillips, de Pury & Company in London June 29–July 2 totaled £262.2 million ($522.4 million), up from £221.6 million ($441.5 million) the previous year.
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