Art market flourishes amid turmoil

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The weak dollar and an influx of wealthy foreign collectors fuel record sales while other sectors of the economy falter. Art is hot.
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Dec

As markets turn sour, art soars

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NEW YORK (AP) — Art is hot. Despite turmoil in the financial markets, there are no signs that the art market is softening. The fall auction season in New York saw robust prices across most categories, with postwar and contemporary works in particular going through the roof.
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Dec

Four More Brokers Leave Chaffin Light for Aspen Sotheby’s

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Longtime Aspen real estate brokers Carol Ann Jacobson Kopf and Richie Cohen, as well as Wendy and Jackie Wogan all switched real estate teams earlier this month when they joined Aspen Sotheby’s International Realty.
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Dec

What a Van Gogh Bust Means for Sotheby’s

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Like many art lovers, Dianne Stohler is addicted to Van Gogh. Unfortunately, the master artist has indirectly caused her a great deal of financial anguish - a market loss of about $72,000 on her Sotheby’s shares. Much of that loss occurred last month in response to Sotheby’s disappointing auction of Impressionist and Modern paintings led [...]

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Dec

Buyers go wild for Savoy sell-off

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By Jonathan Sibun
Last Updated: 12:32am GMT 22/12/2007
The three day auction of the contents of the Savoy, the iconic London hotel, raised more than twice the pre-sale estimate this week as buyers ignored the doom and gloom pervading the high street to spend more than £1.8m.
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