A member of staff poses for the media next to a work of art by Claud Mont entitled “Merle” (Granistack), 1891, at Christie's auction house in London, Monday, October 24, 2016. The painting is to be sold in New York on Nov. 16, with an estimated value of 45 million pounds (55 million US$). (Photo by Alastair Grant/AP Photo)
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