Auction Season Gets Underway with $33.6 Million Sale at Christie's

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Soterios Johnson
WNYC News | Jul 12, 2010

New York, NY —

This is Morning Edition, I'm Soterios Johnson. The fall auction season got underway at Christie's last night with a bang - a painting by Matisse went for $33.6 million, breaking the previous auction record for Matisse's work. Here to discuss what more we can expect from this season is art critic Lee Rosenbaum.

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