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Dinosaur That Inspired Jurassic Park's Raptor Sells For $12.4M
But some paleontologists think dinosaur specimens should be in public institutions, not private hands.
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Warhol’s “Blue Marilyn” Breaks Records With $195M Sale
The painting, which bears the bullet holes shot by performance artist Dorothy Podber, is now the most expensive 20th-century artwork to sell at auction.
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In Sweeping Move, New York Lifts Regulations Governing Auctions
Among the most surprising changes is the loosening of restrictions on “chandelier bidding,” wherein auctioneers make up fake bids to generate hype.
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Thought Lost, Judy Garland's Iconic “Wizard of Oz" Dress Heads to Auction
The Dorothy dress, one of only four known to remain in existence, could fetch up to $1.2 million.
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Personal Art Collection Is Up for Auction
A Josef Albers screenprint, ceramics by Picasso, and contemporary Indigenous artworks are all going under the hammer
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Iconic Warhol Marilyn Could Fetch $200 Million, Set Records for 20th-Century Art
Christie's says the sale will benefit a foundation "dedicated to improving the lives of children."
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Auction of Key to Nelson Mandela’s Prison Cell Stirs Controversy
This month, Guernsey’s will hold an online auction of memorabilia related to South African president and anti-apartheid leader Nelson Mandela.
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Catherine the Great's Pro-Vaccination Letter Heads to Auction
The sovereign led a mass vaccination campaign against smallpox that laid the groundwork for over two million Russians to be inoculated against the deadly disease
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An Original Copy of US Constitution Sells for $43.2 Million, Becoming Most Expensive Document Ever Sold
MoMA board member Ken Griffin went well over asking for the document, beating out cryptocurrency enthusiasts who crowdfunded to purchase it.
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Frida Kahlo Portrait Hammers at $31 Million, Shatters Records for Latin American Art
The sale of “Diego y yo” (1949) skyrocketed past Kahlo’s previous auction record, $8 million.
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After Disappearing for Decades, a van Gogh Watercolor Sold Under Duress and Then Stolen by Nazis May Fetch $30M
The heirs of two Jewish collectors, one who sold the work to fund his escape from Germany, and another who had the artwork stolen by the Nazis, will receive financial restitution from the Christie’s sale.
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250 Artists Contribute Pocket-sized Works to Largest-ever Art on a Postcard Auction
The expanded catalogue benefits the Hepatitis C Trust.