People were falling over themselves to bid on this (Diebenkorn) work. There was some frantic bidding in the sale room and on the telephone.

We would be interested in bidding if Collins & Aikman in the U.S. were to come up for sale,

This isn't a county sale barn where we're bidding on a prize heifer. There is more we need to do. We need reform,

It's not one of the iconic, bawdy images that the public might immediately think of when this artist's name is mentioned, but it's a tour de force. It's a haunting and powerful composition of a type that we won't see again on the market.

He was at the height of his maturity. ... It's not just a depiction of him as an artist, it's more of a psychological portrayal of him -- his difficult and somewhat turbulent character, ... It's a very piercing, powerful image that clients are very much responding to.

AT&T is in a pickle. Comcast left room to enhance the bid.