Churchill painting to be auctioned
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A painting by Winston Churchill, which President Truman called one of his "most valued possessions" after receiving it as a gift from the British prime minister in 1951, will be sold at Sotheby's, the auction house said Saturday.
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A portrait by Gustav Klimt that was looted by Nazis during World War II reportedly sells for a record $135m.
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Shouting protesters storm an auction in Cornwall of paintings believed to be by Adolf Hitler.
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A painting by John Singer Sargent sells for $23.5m (Â£12.1m), setting a new auction record for the artist.
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A collection of watercolours by JMW Turner fetch Â£10.6m at an auction in London.
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The total worth of the paintings by van Gogh, Monet, Degas and CÃ©zanne is estimated at $163 million.
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A 50-year-old painting by Dublin-born artist Francis Bacon set an auction record for his work on Thursday when it was sold at Christie's for 14.02 million pounds ($27.56 million).
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One of the last letters written by Indian independence leader Mohandas Gandhi has been pulled from a London auction so it can be acquired by the government of India, Christie's auction house said Monday.
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Collectors have consigned hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of art for the November sales in New York.
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A newly discovered story by the 20th century literary giant Ernest Hemingway will be auctioned at Christie's in New York in December, with the proviso that it not be published -- at least for now.
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NEW YORK - An auction of important manuscripts, letters and other items belonging to poet and playwright Oscar Wilde goes up for auction this month, the 150th anniversary of the ever-controversial Irish-born writer's birthday.    The 104-item collection, exhibited Thursday at Sotheby's Manhattan location, includes some of the most desirable items from the witty Wilde's holdings...
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Jeff Koonsâs âBlue Diamond,â will be offered for sale on Nov. 13 at Christieâs auction of postwar and contemporary art, with an estimate of around $12 million.
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Cameron Mathison is putting himself up for auction.
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A collection of books, photos and letters relating to Oscar Wilde are being sold at auction in London.
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A Norman Rockwell painting found behind a fake wall sells for a record $15.4m (Â£7.9m) at auction.
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A three-canvas painting by the figurative artist Francis Bacon is to be auctioned in London next month, where experts estimate it will break the record for the sale of any British or Irish work.
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The price of this painting at auction was Â£205,000 - but its real market value is likely to be Â£5m.