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Going once: A packed Christies sale room looks on as telephone bidders vie for the most important (and the largest) of Monet's Waterlilies, sold at Christie's, London for an astonishing £40.1 million on June 24, 2008, setting a record price for the artist and a record for any Impressionist painting.
Damien Hirst: Rich Artist Gets Richer http://www.time.com/time/video/player/0,32068,1774353335_1839008,00.html
Day 10 Today is Wednesday, June 14 and we are taking a close look at the role of auctions in the art market. Read about auction room psychology from the perspective of the auctioneer as well as collectors and dealers.
Readings
Read the following excerpt from "Seven Days in the Art World".
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