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What if they gave an auction and nobody bid? When Vincent Van Gogh's Jardin a Auvers went on the block at Paris' posh George V Hotel, auctioneer Jacques Tajan brought the gavel down on a supposed bid of $6.4 million. After the sale, however, Tajan admitted he had merely pretended to have a buyer; in fact, not a single real offer was made. Why no takers? As Tajan put it, the painting has "an odor of sulfur" about it. Indeed, the 25-in. by 31-in. canvas has a long, troubled history. Supposedly painted by the penniless artist just...
According to Chung, Eliot raises money by holding a Dutch Auction in which students buy and sell services ranging from message to golf lessons to babysitting...
...tone of the play is set immediately. It is unmistakable and entirely unsophisticated, which is precisely what makes the play fun even if predictable and brainless. The first scene takes place in an auction house where Jackie's posessions are being sold. On the block are her Items Under the Sink, and of course these go for thousands. The bidders, a professional looking bunch, alternate their frenetic bidding with plaintive lamb bleats. Director and writer Gip Hoppe lets us know that the vehicle here is farce, and once the play climbs in it doesn't look back...
...event also raised funds through a silent auction...
...more than $3000 was raised through auction, according to Sammy C. Lai '96, co-chair of the auction...