Resumen de Says the Specialist.

• The article presents several answers to questions relating to auction houses. Questions answered include why the auction market for contemporary art continues to grow, whether or not there will be a return to more established figures of works of art in art auctions, and whether or not it is possible to sell a billion dollars of artwork in a lifetime. Individuals questioned include Ralph Taylor, the director of Bonhams auction house, Gioia Sardagna Ferrari, a specialist at the Artcurial gallery, and Alex Branczik, the head of contemporary art at Sotheby's auction house.