When Oprah Winfrey held up a copy of the November 5th Chicago Sun Times and said it was the best post-election front page in the world, it sparked a worldwide demand for the image.

A canvas painting by Russian prime minister, Vladimir Putin, has been sold to a Moscow gallery owner for £750,000.

A large canvas portrait of the late actress and princess, Grace Kelly, by artist, Peter Engels, is to be sold at an auction in Monaco in the presence of Kelly’s son, Prince Albert II of Monaco.