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Banksy shocks art world by shredding £1mn work at auction
"Girl with Balloon" had just sold at Sotheby’s Friday for £1 042 000 when it unexpectedly passed through a shredder hidden in the frame
Anglo-Zulu war art fetches 40 000
An album of images sketched of the Anglo-Zulu war by a little-known Irish soldier has been snapped up at a British auction, reports Turtle Bunbury.
Munch’s The Scream sells for record $120-million
Edvard Munch’s painting <em>The Scream</em> has sold for $120-million, setting a new record as the most expensive piece of art ever sold at auction.
An auction for Africa
Sotheby’s is holding an Art for Africa charity auction in London, featuring works of art donated by a range of contemporary artists.