The Secret's Out': Bill Perkins, Buyer of the Record-Smashing Ernie Barnes Painting at Christie's, Tells Us About His Auction Coup of a Lifetime
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The Secret's Out': Bill Perkins, Buyer of the Record-Smashing Ernie Barnes Painting at Christie's, Tells Us About His Auction Coup of a Lifetime
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Ernie Barnes Painting – The Sugar Shack Sells For $15 Million