The Secret's Out': Bill Perkins, Buyer of the Record-Smashing Ernie Barnes Painting at Christie's, Tells Us About His Auction Coup of a Lifetime
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Ernie Barnes Stole the Show at Christie's With His $15.3 Million Painting. Here Are 3 Things You Might Not Know About 'The Sugar Shack' - UTA Artist Space
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Auction Record: Iconic 'Sugar Shack' Painting by Ernie Barnes Sells for Whopping Nearly $15.3 Million - Culture Type
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How Can You Tell That the Art World Has Caused You to Lose All Perspective? [Cartoon]
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Auction Record: Iconic 'Sugar Shack' Painting by Ernie Barnes Sells for Whopping Nearly $15.3 Million - Culture Type
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Ernie Barnes Iconic 'Sugar Shack' Painting on Loan to Houston Museum One Month After Record-Shattering Auction Sale - Culture Type
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From Warhol's Record-Setting 'Marilyn' to Outrage Over Kim Kardashian's Marilyn Dress: The Best and Worst of the Art World This Week
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Christie's Hong Kong Art Auction Exceeds Expectations With a $184 Million Haul That Set 11 New Records for Market Stars
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Why This Fund Manager Paid $15 Million for a Painting Estimated at $200,000 - Bloomberg
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Bidders From Asia and Works by Young Artists Propel Christie's $103.1 Million 21st-Century Art Auction
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The Sugar Shack' by Ernie Barnes sold for $15.2M – 76 times its estimate
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