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Online auctioneer Artnet is selling a photograph series documenting his "Family Tree" performance, in which he slowly covers his face in inky names of his ancestors, for $200,000.

The China Factor Kelly Crow 2011

"It's a little pervy, but by making the girls' features alien-like, he protects himself in a place where 'Lolita' still doesn't fly," said Heather Russell, a specialist at Artnet, whose first online-only sale of Chinese contemporary art launched last week.

The China Factor Kelly Crow 2011

This is a timely post - (from Artnet news) NEA IN RECOVERY PACKAGE

Rough estimate Matthew Guerrieri 2009

Last year, about $337 million of Warhols changed hands at auction—more than just about any artist aside from Pablo Picasso, whose auction tally for the year topped $385.4 million, according to Artnet, a New York firm that tracks auction sales.

Is That Warhol Fake? Even His Foundation Isn't Sure Kelly Crow 2011

Last month, he was the fourth most searched among contemporary and modern artists on the site Artnet, beating Damien Hirst and Jeff Koons.

The Art World's 'Where's Waldo?' 2011

Last year, 1,256 Warhols sold at auction for a combined $367 million, up from 983 of his works for $125 million a year earlier, database Artnet says.

Bets in '11: Pop, Calder, Chinese Coins Kelly Crow 2011

Last month, he was the fourth most searched among contemporary and modern artists on the site Artnet, beating Damien Hirst and Jeff Koons.

The Art World's 'Where's Waldo?' 2011

On a recent Friday, I went art shopping with John McCord, an art advisor and contemporary-art specialist with auction site Artnet who 's been known to buy the occasional sketch off the sidewalk.

Sidewalk Impressionism Anne Kadet 2010

In the same period, the number of Ms. Lalanne's pieces offered at auction jumped from 28 to 68, according to Artnet, a firm that monitors sales.

A Late-Period Windfall for French Art Duo Lauren Fedor 2010

He had a banner year in 2009, with a record $41.5 million worth of his art selling at auction, according to Artnet, a firm that monitors sales.

Art's New Winners and Losers 2010