Earth Day auction raises $2m
By Christopher Michaud | China Daily | Updated: 2010-04-24 06:48
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Auctioneer Christopher Burge calls out bids while selling an untitled oil painting by Chinese artist Zeng Fanzhi, during Christie's Green Auction on the 40th anniversary of Earth Day, in New York on Thursday. Chip East / Reuters |
NEW YORK - Art collectors, environmentalists and celebrities packed the salesroom at Christie's on Thursday, the 40th Anniversary of Earth Day, and spent nearly $2 million at the Green Auction benefiting the environment.
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