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Attention, retrosexual shoppers *
Playboy magazine is selling off more than 300 items from its archives -- at Christie's, no less. They may be sleazy, but they aren't cheap, writes SIMON HOUPT.
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Auction Shopping: A gift off the old block *
Auction season opens up a world of one-of-a-kind presents for the holiday shopper, says JESSICA JOHNSON.
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Carr painting fetches record price *
A tranquil forest scene by Emily Carr fetched a $1,121,250 at auction Thursday, a record for the late B.C. artist.
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Christie's auction breaks record for Toulouse-Lautrec *
A portrait by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec sold for $22.4 million (U.S.) Tuesday at a Christie's sale of Impressionist and Modern paintings and sculptures, the highest auction price ever paid for a work by the artist.
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Gauguin painting fetches record price for the artist *
Mysterious buyer snaps up Maternitéat
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Lawren Harris painting sells for $1.4-million *
The bullish Canadian art market showed no signs of slowing down yesterday as Sotheby's Canada sold more than 160 lots worth almost $6-million at its spring auction in Toronto, setting records for least four Canadian painters in the process.
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Picasso piece sets auction record *
Pablo Picasso's 1905 painting Boy with a Pipe sold for $104-million (U.S.) Wednesday at Sotheby's, shattering the record for an auctioned painting.
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Sotheby's is king of the castle once again *
The auctioneer's comeback flows from a decision by its New York parent to bring two high-profile Canadians into its Toronto office.
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Lawren Harris work expected to take top dollar at upcoming auctions *
As a populace, Canadians have an ambivalent view of snow, an ambivalence that turns to outright disgust at this time of year. But as art lovers, well . . . it seems we can't get enough of the white stuff.
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What's your bid for Pablo's boy in blue? *
A rare 1905 Picasso may shatter sales records at auction this week in New York.
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