ART MARKET WATCH
by Stewart Waltzer
Two Russian oligarchs are sitting in a café. "Nice shirt," says the first. "I bought it at that new boutique for $4,000," says the second. "Oh, Sergei," says the first, "you’re an idiot, I bought the same one and I paid $8,000." A joke? No, a parable about art auctions.
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