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Francis Bacon self-portrait fails to sell at NY auction NEW YORK (AFP) - A Francis Bacon self-portrait failed to sell at auction in New York Wednesday, in another sign the souring economy is having a crushing effect on fall season art sales.   People:Francis Bacon   Activities:Global Financial Crisis   Source:(AFP)   2008-11-13 Got a brand new bag? James Brown items auctioned NEW YORK - James Brown mementoes ranging from his signature capes to a medical bracelet fetched thousands of dollars Thursday at an auction, which the soul icon's children protested.   People:James Brown Al Sharpton   Source:(AP)   2008-07-17 Lennon 'Peace' lyrics sell at auction for $833,654 LONDON - Christie's auction house has sold John Lennon's handwritten lyrics to "Give Peace a Chance" for $833,654.   Nations:Canada   People:John Lennon   Source:(AP)   2008-07-11 Goya sketches to go on sale in London Three drawings by Spanish master Francisco de Goya are to be sold in London after lying undiscovered in a Swiss private collection for the last 131 years, auction house Christie's said Tuesday.   Nations:Spain   People:Edvard Munch   2008-05-27 Asian art records tumble at Christie's HK auction A work by Chinese artist Zeng Fanzhi sold for $9.5 million on Saturday, a new auction record for an Asian contemporary artwork, at auctioneer Christie's first evening sale of such art in Hong Kong.   Nations:U.K. South Korea Hong Kong   2008-05-24 Headlines Francis Bacon self-portrait fails to sell at NY auction 2008-11-13 Got a brand new bag? James Brown items auctioned 2008-07-17 Lennon 'Peace' lyrics sell at auction for $833,654 2008-07-11 Goya sketches to go on sale in London 2008-05-27 Asian art records tumble at Christie's HK auction 2008-05-24 Lucian Freud nude sets new world record at auction 2008-05-15 Record diamond to go under hammer 2008-02-19 Bacon painting sells for 26 million pounds 2008-02-07 More than 100 million pounds of art sold at Christie's auction 2008-02-05 London's blockbuster week of art auctions set to defy financial gloom 2008-02-04 Bacon triptych set to sizzle British art world: auctioneers 2008-01-07 Lively bidding at New York rare spirits auction 2007-12-08 Napoleon wife's watch sells for 1.3 million dollars 2007-11-13 Prices solid at New York contemporary art auction 2007-11-13 New record for Matisse as New York art auction season opens 2007-11-08 Impressionist auction draws $395 million in N.Y. 2007-11-07 New York set for fall art auctions; new Gauguin record expected 2007-11-06 China's art boom fueled by Asian money 2007-10-17 France's Pinault stays top of art world power list 2007-10-11 Asian art shines at New York auctions 2007-09-23 Asian art goes under the hammer at New York sales 2007-09-17 McQueen's Ferrari auctioned for $2.31M 2007-08-17 Cracks may appear in Manhattan apartment market 2007-08-12 Estate of Mexican screen legend Maria Felix on sale 2007-05-31 'Breakfast at Tiffany's' dress sells for 192,000 dollars 2007-05-30 Nude photos of Kate Moss to be auctioned 2007-04-16 Computer archive used to find stolen art 2007-03-03 Warhol, the pop art icon who remains a mystery 2007-02-20 Modern art sales fetch European record 2007-02-10 Bacon papal portrait sold for record $27.6 million 2007-02-08 Music memorabilia for sale at auction 2006-12-04 Hendrix guitar goes for $168K at auction 2006-12-04 McCartney lyrics, Hendrix guitar to be sold in NY 2006-11-22 Eakins painting sells for $68 million 2006-11-12 Picasso out of NY auction amid ownership claims 2006-11-08 Hendrix guitar, Beatles lyrics to go under hammer in New York 2006-11-07 NY fall art auctions feature prizes and altruism 2006-11-04 'Star Trek' ship fetches over $500,000 2006-10-08 Portman poses in Hepburn's black dress 2006-10-06 Vintage Barbie doll fetches thousands of dollars at auction 2006-09-26 Actress Taylor signs auction deal with Christie's 2006-09-22 Who bought it? Agatha Christie memorabilia auctioned 2006-09-12 New robot can identify wines, cheeses 2006-09-02 Canada slaps prohibition order on Sotheby's 2006-08-28 Most-viewed Record diamond to go under hammer 2008-02-19 Lennon 'Peace' lyrics sell at auction for $833,654 2008-07-11 More than 100 million pounds of art sold at Christie's auction 2008-02-05 'Breakfast at Tiffany's' dress sells for 192,000 dollars 2007-05-30 Nude photos of Kate Moss to be auctioned 2007-04-16 McCartney lyrics, Hendrix guitar to be sold in NY 2006-11-22 NY fall art auctions feature prizes and altruism 2006-11-04 Portman poses in Hepburn's black dress 2006-10-06

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