New auction records for under-represented artists as museums show purchasing power

The desire by top museums to buy works by under-represented groups, including women and minority ethnic artists, has led to two new auction records in the US.

A marble sculpture by Edmonia Lewis (1844- 1907) titled Hiawatha’s Marriage soared to $1.3m (£1m),…

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