Word: sales
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...sale smashed the record set just eight months ago by another Van Gogh, Sunflowers, which was bought by a Japanese insurance company for the seemingly untoppable sum of $39.9 million. Four of the ten highest prices ever paid at art auctions have been fetched by Van Gogh's works during the past two years.The Dutch artist has long been revered for his mesmerizingly bright colors and thick, curvy, even violent brushstrokes, but some experts think the sudden Van Gogh craze defies explanation...
Besides confirming Van Gogh's status, last week's sale reassured collectors that the loss of wealth generated by October's stock crash would not immediately depress the art market. Says Jay Goldinger, editor of the Early Warning Wire financial newsletter: "There are a lot of people out there who are disgusted with the stock market, and some will look more...
WASHINGTON--Congress' report on the Iran-Contra affair concludes there was no evidence President Reagan knew of the diversion of Iran arms sale money but states he failed his duty to "see that the laws are faithfully executed," a Senate committee source said yesterday...
...language reflects the belief of many members of the investigating panels that, even if he did not know about the diversion of arms sale profits, Reagan created an atmosphere that permitted the funneling, which may have violated...
...kind of reverse Monroe Doctrine. The Great White Way's four hottest sellers -- Cats, Me and My Girl, Starlight Express and Les Miserables -- come from London (Les Mis originated in Paris). So does Phantom of the Opera, which opens in January but already boasts a $10.5 million advance sale. During the 1980s, dozens of homegrown musicals have come and gone, some losing as much as $7 million...