It might not be an academic source, but you could try looking in the Guinness Book of World Records. They have a website, but it does not have very much information. Trent Litchfield Murray State University. >From: Christian Trabue <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: Museum discussion list <[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: HELP-auction records >Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2002 19:33:13 -0700 > >Hello Museum-L list. I am trying to locate the >following information. I have several online auction >sites available to me and those were of no help. I >have checked auction record books like Davenports, and >I have searched Google. I am actually more interested >in finding out where to find the auction records >records. Thank you in advance. I will truly >appreciate any help. You may respond on or off list. >-Christian Trabue >[log in to unmask] > >What is the highest price paid at auction for a 20th >century painting by a living artist? Who is the >artist? Where and when was the auction? > >What is the highest price paid at auction for a 20th >century painting by a deceased artist? Who is the >artist? What is the piece? Where and when was the auction? > >__________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? >Yahoo! Health - Feel better, live better >http://health.yahoo.com > >========================================================= >Important Subscriber Information: > >The Museum-L FAQ file is located at >http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed >information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail >message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should >read "help" (without the quotes). > >If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to >[log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff >Museum-L" (without the quotes). _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).