□ Wednesday, 19 Jul 2006

Sotheby's Narrows Gap With Christie's in First-Half Auctions
Sotheby's first-half art sales totaled $1.96 billion, according to the company's Web site. They were helped by Pablo Picasso's 'Dora Maar au Chat,' which took $95.2 million at a New York auction in May. Christie's estimated total was 'in excess of' $2.09 billion More...