Pursuits
Russian Buyers’ Spending Spree Boosts $137 Million U.K. Auction
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Russian buyers went on a shopping spree at a London auction last night that raised 84.9 million pounds ($136.6 million).
Collectors from the former Soviet Union bid a total of more than 20 million pounds for works by 20th-century artists such as Pierre Bonnard and Rene Magritte at Christie’s International.