Bumper auctions fetch half-billion dollars at Sotheby's
A bumper set of auctions of impressionist, modern and contemporary art by Sotheby's fetched upwards of 250 million pounds (315 million euros, 495 million dollars), the auction house said Thursday.


LONDON (AFP) - Highlighted by sales of works by artists such as Francis Bacon, Antony Gormley and Pablo Picasso, Sotheby's sold a total of 251.05 million pounds worth of art in two weeks.

"The art market has continuing strength, which is being bolstered through determined bidding by new and established collectors from all corners of the world," Sotheby's Chairman Robin Woodhead said.