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Huge colorless diamond goes for record $27 million at auction
Reuters(Reuters) - A pear-shaped colorless diamond that is the largest ever offered at auction sold for a record of nearly $27 million in a Geneva auction, where records were also set for the prices of pearls and sapphires, auctioneer Christie's said. The 101....Tags: Human Accomplishments, Geneva (Swiss Confederation), Auction Service
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Artworks by Barnett Newman and Gerhard Richter set auction records
A painting by Barnett Newman set an artist record at auction on Tuesday, selling for $43.8 million in New York. Sotheby's had expected "Onement VI," an abstract work in dark blue, to go for between $30 million and $40 million. The sale was part of a...
Tags: Gerhard Richter, Human Accomplishments, Microsoft Corporation, Artists, Arts and Culture
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It's galactic glam on the 'Star Trek: Into Darkness' red carpet
If the premiere of "Star Trek: Into Darkness" is any indication, high style will be alive and well in the 23rd century. The film's cast and celebrity supporters were in full galactic glam at Tuesday night's premiere. Zoe Saldana chose a nude silk...
Tags: NASCAR, Celebrities, Fashion Shows, Prabal Gurung, Microsoft Corporation
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Richter painting breaks record for living artist at N.Y. auction
ReutersBy Chris Michaud NEW YORK, May 14 (Reuters) - A 1968 oil painting by German artist Gerhard Richter sold for some $37 million at Sotheby's contemporary art auction on Tuesday, a new record for a work by a living artist. The sale took in $293,587,000,...Tags: Hyatt Hotels Corp., Gerhard Richter, Microsoft Corporation, Arts and Culture, Arts
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The day ahead in business May 9
Reports: Initial jobless claims for week ended May 4, 7:30 a.m.; Wholesale inventories for March, 9 a.m.; Mortgage rates for week ended May 9, 9 a.m.; Natural gas inventories for week ended May 4, 9:30 a.m. Local earnings: Allscripts Healthcare...
Tags: Consolidated Communications Holdings Incorporated, TreeHouse Foods Incorporated, First Industrial Realty Trust Incorporated, Visteon Corp., Inland Real Estate Corp.
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New Soutine record set as Christie's meets Impressionist goal
ReutersBy Chris Michaud NEW YORK, May 8 (Reuters) - A record was set for French artist Chaim Soutine on Wednesday at Christie's auction of Impressionist and modern art, which met expectations with a total of just under $160 million. The tightly edited sale...Tags: Human Accomplishments, Arts and Culture, Petroleum Industry, Auction Service
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Colgate University to return aboriginal artwork to Australia
A collection of artwork by aboriginal Australian children that was given to Colgate University in 1966 is being voluntarily returned to Australia. The upstate New York school said Tuesday that it would transfer 119 pieces from the collection to Curtin...
Tags: Colleges and Universities, Artists, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Arts and Culture, Museums
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Madonna sells Fernand Leger painting for $7.2 million
A Fernand Léger painting owned by pop star Madonna sold for $7.2 million at a New York auction Tuesday. Madonna had put the painting up for sale to benefit her charitable group, the Ray of Light Foundation. The sale, which was part of a larger Sotheby's...Tags: Madonna, Arts and Culture, Pakistan, Auction Service, The New York Times
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Bangkok hotels: As luxe would have it
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterThis is for travelers who think it does matter where you stay. You know who you are. Sightseeing is OK, but you get a warm, fuzzy feeling when the hotel operator calls you by name. You can't wait to wake up in the morning for room-service breakfast and...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Swimming, Travel, Salads, Shrimp
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YOUR MONEY-Speed your home sale by shooting a YouTube video
Reuters(The writer is a Reuters contributor.) By Lou Carlozo CHICAGO, May 2 (Reuters) - Nicholas Kennedy was in a rush to sell his condo in Sherman Oaks, California. He and his wife have a 3-month-old girl, and the couple wanted to be close to their families...Tags: Real Estate Sellers, Lifestyle and Leisure, Realty, Photography and Video, Social Media
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Speed your home sale by shooting a YouTube video
ReutersCHICAGO (Reuters) - Nicholas Kennedy was in a rush to sell his condo in Sherman Oaks, California. He and his wife have a 3-month-old girl, and the couple wanted to be close to their families in the Dallas, Texas area. So they met with area real estate...Tags: Real Estate Sellers, Lifestyle and Leisure, Realty, Photography and Video, Social Media
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Field has mulled selling artifacts
When the Field Museum sold more than 30 works of 19th-century Western art for millions of dollars in 2004, it eased controversy by announcing plans to spend the proceeds on new artifacts and by holding on to four of the best paintings from the collection....
Tags: Field Museum of Natural History, Consultancy Service, Ethics, Career and Workplace, John James Audubon
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