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Why Andy Warhol’s "Bomb" sculpture bombed at auction

by Sabri Ben-Achour and Meredith Garretson
Nov 22, 2023
A closer look at the economics and psychology behind high art prices.
"[Andy Warhol's 'Bomb'] is not a pretty object, which is why I think it should have sold for tens of millions of dollars," said art critic and author Blake Gopnik.
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Fine art: a playground for the superrich

by Kai Ryssdal
Dec 8, 2022
Since the blockbuster auction of Paul Allen's collection, the art market might be losing some of the wind in its sails.
David Hockney's "The Conversation," part of the collection of the late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen. But fine art adviser Lisa Austin thinks a market slowdown may be imminent.
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