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Liz Dawson

PARIS - Collectors Snap Up Fontana, Quinn; Shun Riskier Artists at FIAC

Posted on October 27, 2008 at 7:08 PM.

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Pieces by some living artists such as Christopher Wool and Marc Quinn were selling well. Dealers reported that works by dead artists who regularly feature at auction were fetching larger sums than those by younger painters: Fontana's minimalist images sold for up to 3.5 million euros ($4.4 million) and a Pablo Picasso drawing went for $725,000.

Collectors Snap Up Fontana, Quinn; Shun Riskier Artists at FIAC (Bloomberg)

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