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Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Nature morte au melon et au vase de fleurs
1883
$2,505,000
Christie’s New York
Nov. 6, 2007
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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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