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"publishedAt": "2026-05-18T19:08:21.000Z",
"site": "https://www.artforum.com",
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"textContent": "Sotheby’s New York logged a big win last Thursday with the $85.8 million sale of Mark Rothko’s Brown and Blacks in Reds, 1957, a sterling example of the painter’s singular style. This is now the second-highest price the artist has ever fetched at auction. The top spot belongs to his 1961 painting Orange, Red, Yellow, […]",
"title": "Rothko Sells for $85.8 Million, Almost Surpasses Auction Record"
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