I Sold Andy Warhol (Too Soon) Geoffrey Owen Cobb I cannot let you go

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How will he bring the truth above-ground

James Petras is a Bartle Professor (Emeritus) of Sociology at Binghamton University

I Sold Andy Warhol (Too Soon) Geoffrey Owen Cobb I cannot let you goIn early 2005, Richard Polsky decided to put his much loved, hard won Warhol Fright Wig, up for auction at Christie's. The market for contemporary art was robust and he was hoping to turn a profit. His instinct seemed to be on target: his picture sold for $375,000. But if only Polsky had waited . . . Over the next two years, prices soared to unimaginable heights with multimillion dollar deals that became the norm and not the exception. Buyers and