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More than 100 million pounds of art sold at Christie's auction More than 100 million pounds (133 million euros, 197 million dollars) worth of impressionist and modern art changed hands Monday evening at a Christie's auction that kicked off a week packed with sales. 2008-02-05 People: [Gustav Klimt] [Pablo Picasso] London sex exhibition is hot ticket Raunch was firmly on show Wednesday as London's Barbican cultural centre opened its doors on an exhibition presenting a history of sex in art through the ages. 2007-10-10 People: [Pablo Picasso] [Gustav Klimt] [Auguste Rodin] [Francis Bacon] NY fall art auctions feature prizes and altruism Led by Picassos, Cezannes and Warhols, some likely to fetch $50 million or more, the upcoming art auctions at Christie's and Sotheby's stand to set records and do more than just line the pockets of the super rich. 2006-11-04 People: [Gustav Klimt] Four more Klimts to be sold by Christie's Christie's auction house announced it was handling the sale of four of five works by Austrian artist Gustav Klimt that were recovered after a long legal battle. 2006-08-07 People: [Gustav Klimt] Cosmetics mogul pays record 135 mln dollars for Klimt portrait Makeup magnate and fine art enthusiast Ronald Lauder has paid 135 million dollars, the highest known price ever paid for a painting, for a 1907 Gustav Klimt portrait. 2006-06-19 People: [Gustav Klimt] Headlines More than 100 million pounds of art sold at Christie's auction 2008-02-05 London sex exhibition is hot ticket 2007-10-10 NY fall art auctions feature prizes and altruism 2006-11-04 Four more Klimts to be sold by Christie's 2006-08-07 Cosmetics mogul pays record 135 mln dollars for Klimt portrait 2006-06-19 Klimt painting sold for record $135 mln: report 2006-06-19 Klimt paintings stolen by Nazis go on display on Los Angeles 2006-04-05 Austria to Return Art to California Woman 2006-01-17 Stolen Da Vinci Is the Tip of an Iceberg 2003-10-26 Most-viewed More than 100 million pounds of art sold at Christie's auction 2008-02-05 Stolen Da Vinci Is the Tip of an Iceberg 2003-10-26

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