$3 Billion in Art Sold iN Two Weeks

 Christie's auction house chalked up $1.79 billion in sales after spreading the site's flagship may sales event across two weeks for the first time. 

Sotheby's, an art dealer that is also British-founded, sold $859 million in art, including fetching $157.2 million for a Modigliani nude, in the most expensive individual piece purchase of the season.

Sean 'Diddy' Combs' 

sets a record with his $21.1 million purchase of this piece, titled 'Past Times' by Kerry James Marshall