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It was supposed to be the highlight of New York’s spring auction week: Sculptor Alberto Giacometti’s masterpiece “Large Thin Head” was this year’s most hotly anticipated piece up for sale. But when the bidding opened, collectors went silent. WSJ’s Kelly Crow explains what this unexpected auction week bust reveals about today’s art market. Annie Minoff hosts.
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- Is This Painting a Masterpiece? AI Is On the Case
- The Basquiat Sisters on Managing One of Art's Hottest Brands
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