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Madonna’s French Painting Sells At NYC Auction For $7.2 Million

Proceeds of the sale will benefit the Ray of Light Foundation, which supports girls’ education in Afghanistan, Pakistan and other countries.

2013/05/08

"The Thinker" by Auguste Rodin (credit: Sotheby's)

Three Rodin Sculptures Headed To NYC Auction

Three early casts from Auguste Rodin’s masterpiece “The Gates of Hell” are coming to a New York City auction.

2013/04/12

Rare Chinese 'Ding' Bowl (credit: Sotheby's)

Rare Chinese Bowl Bought For $3 At NY Tag Sale Sells For $2.2M

An upstate New York family was bowled over, after a tag sale purchase fir a mere $3 turned out to be worth $2.22 million.

2013/03/20

Brooke Astor on December 17, 2002. (file/credit: Lawrence Lucier/Getty Images)

Brooke Astor’s Art, Jewelry And Furnishings To Be Auctioned Off For Charity

In keeping with Astor’s wishes and life’s motto that “money is like manure; it should be spread around,” all the proceeds from the sale will go to the institutions and causes she supported.

2012/09/23

Andy Warhol's "Double Elvis" Auctioned At Sotheby's. (credit: Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Warhol’s ‘Double Elvis’ Auctioned For $37M; Others Also Fetch Millions

Andy Warhol’s “Double Elvis” sold Wednesday for $37 million and works by Roy Lichtenstein and Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei broke their own records at Sotheby’s contemporary art sale.

2012/05/09

The Scream (credit: http://www.sothebys.com/en.html)

Munch’s ‘The Scream’ Fetches Record $119.9 Million At Sotheby’s Auction

It is now the most expensive work of art ever sold at auction. The buyer is remaining anonymous.

2012/05/03

Edvard Munch's "The Scream'' (credit: CBS 2)

Munch’s ‘The Scream’ Could Fetch Up To $200 Million At Sotheby’s Auction

It’s one of only four original versions of the 1895 painting of a man holding his head and screaming under a streaked, blood-red sky, which has become a modern symbol for human anxiety.

2012/05/02

Gotham Gossipist: Carrie Bradshaw’s ‘Sex & The City’ Apartment For Sale

Admit it, ladies. You’ve watched ‘Sex and the City’ and wondered how a freelance writer like Carrie Bradshaw could afford the enormous studio with walk-in closets on the Upper East Side.

2012/03/19

Sotheby’s Auction To Feature Munch’s ‘The Scream’

Sotheby’s announced Tuesday that the work will lead its Impressionist & Modern Art Evening Sale on May 2.

2012/02/21

Occupy Wall Street Holds Marches To DA’s Office, Lincoln Center And Sotheby’s

It was another busy day for Occupy Wall Street protesters who are holding three marches throughout the city on Tuesday.

2011/10/18

Jeff Koons' 'Pink Panther' Sculpture. (credit: Flickr/RasMarley)

‘Pink Panther’ Sculpture Expected To Fetch $20 Million Or More At Sotheby’s Auction

Artist Jeff Koons’ sculpture of the cartoon character hugging a topless blond woman is headed for auction at Sotheby’s.

2011/03/11

FILE- Part of a collection of toy boats which have been on display for the past 25 years in the lobby of the Forbes Magazine headquarters is shown in this file photo provided by Sotheby's. (AP/Sotheby's New York)

Forbes Toy Collection Sold For $2.3M At Sotheby’s

The Forbes collection of antique toys was estimated to bring in anywhere from $3 million to $5 million at Friday’s sale.

2010/12/17

Generic Basketball File Photo (credit: CBS 2)

Basketball Rules, ‘Emancipation’ Copy Up For Auction

James Naismith wrote the 13 rules nearly 119 years ago. The physical education instructor invented basketball as a winter activity for a YMCA in Springfield, Mass.

2010/12/10

Famed Bob Dylan Lyrics To Be Auctioned Next Week

The original lyrics to Bob Dylan’s “The Times Are A-Changin’” will soon be a-changin’ hands.

2010/12/03

The lyrics to "The Times are A-Changin'" - AP Photo/Sotheby's

Original Bob Dylan Lyrics For Sale At NYC Auction

Bob Dylan’s original handwritten lyrics for “The Times are A-Changin”’ are heading for the auction block. They could sell for an estimated $200,000 to $300,000.

2010/11/30

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