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| Question 1: In 2008, the Ink and wash painting of ________ drawn by Hisashi in 2005 was sold in the Christie's auction held in Hong Kong with a price of US$600,000. | |||
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| Question 2: In 1987, during the Royal Albert Hall auction, Christie's famously auctioned off a ________ automobile for a world record price of £5.5 million. | |||
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| Question 3: Numerous members of Sotheby's senior management were fired soon thereafter, and ________, the largest shareholder of Sotheby's at the time, took most of the blame; he and Dede Brooks (the COO) were given jail sentences. | |||
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| Question 4: In 1998, Christie's in New York sold the famous ________ after the conclusion of a lawsuit in which its ownership was disputed. | |||
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| Question 5: On 28 December 2008, the ________ reported that Pinault's debts left him "considering" the sale of Christie's and that a number of "private equity groups" were thought to be interested in its acquisition. | |||
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| Question 6: Christie's was a public company, listed on the ________ from 1973 to 1999, after which it was taken into private ownership by Frenchman François Pinault. | |||
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| Question 7: The Christie's New York sign was created by ________ during the production of Something's Gotta Give for an exterior shot. | |||
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| Question 8: 24 May 2008, Le Bassin Aux Nymphéas by ________ was sold for a price of $80.4 million, the highest price ever for a Monet. | |||
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| Question 9: December 2006, The black dress worn by ________ in the film Breakfast at Tiffany's was sold for £467, 200 at Christie's South Kensington. | |||
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| Question 10: Christie's soon established a reputation as a leading auction house, and took advantage of London's new found status as the major centre of the international art trade after the ________. | |||
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