He upturned the art world by selling his work directly through Sotheby's, an auction house.

因此他颠覆了艺术世界固有的模式，通过苏富比拍卖公司直接销售自己的作品。

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When he failed, he took over Phillips, a smaller auction house, with the aim of breaking the duopoly of Sotheby's and Christie's at the top of the market.

当此举失败之后，他收购了规模较小的菲利普拍卖行(Phillips)，力图打破佳士得和苏富比在高端拍卖市场的双头垄断。

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A SCULPTURE by Alberto Giacometti, one of the 20th century's greatest artists, fetched a record price at Sotheby's, a London auction house, on Wednesday February 3rd.

在本月三日周三的苏富比伦敦拍卖会上，贾科•梅蒂的一尊雕塑拍卖价创下了历史记录新高。

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The next time the handwritten score will be available for public viewing is mid-November, at Sotheby's auction house in London.

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The unique collection of notes, including workings behind Newton's theories on gravity and light, were revealed on Wednesday at Sotheby's auction house, London.

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