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(January 24, 2014)

Investors drawn to ArtPalmBeach

Posted: 5:00 p.m. Friday, Jan. 24, 2014

By Jeff Ostrowski - Palm Beach Post Staff Writer

WEST PALM BEACH —

Forget oil on canvas. Buyers of contemporary art want something fresher — something like black, yellow and green rubber ducks arranged to create an outline of a person.

Even before ArtPalmBeach officially opened Friday, London art dealer Nick Woolff had sold the eye-catching montage of bath toys. A representative of a Cleveland hospital snapped up the piece, during Thursday night’s VIP party.

It’s a fairly healthy start to the show,” Woolff said.

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