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Monkey Mugging Basel Sales

December 4, 2009 by Marion Maneker

Lindsay Pollock offers a few more sales from ABMB:

Zach Feuer

  • Zeckendorf & SchutzNew York real estate developer Arthur Zeckendorf attended the opening with one purchase in mind: a work by Dana Schutz “Hugging, Mugging, Climbing,” depicting two intertwined, sneaker-clad boys who appear to be doing all three at once. he had seen only in digital form. […] “This is beyond my expectations,” he said, concluding he would take it. By the afternoon, Feuer confirmed he had sold all six Schutz paintings to various buyers, priced $45,000 to $100,000.

Paul Kasmin Gallery

  • Billionaire investor Wilbur Ross walked through Wednesday’s VIP opening of Art Basel Miami Beach, buying a six-and-a-half-foot-tall bronze monkey by the late French artist Francois-Xavier Lalanne, whose sculptures cost between $300,000 and $600,000.

Wilbur Ross Buys Bronze Chimp, Stallone Sells Superman in Miami (Bloomberg)

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