London, UK. 1 July 2015. Sotheby's sales staff make bids on behalf of telephone clients. Behind them (L to R) David Hockney's "Arranged Felled Trees" (sold for a hammer price of £, above estimate), Gerhard Richter's "A,B, Brick Tower" (sold for a hammer price of £, within estimate) and Jean-Michel Basquiat's "Orange Sports Figure" (sold for a hammer price of £, above estimate) at Sotheby's Contemporary Art evening auction. The night's total sales realised £ million ($ million). Credit: Stephen Chung / Alamy Live News

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