BUSINESSWEEK ONLINE : MAY 17, 1999 ISSUE
PERSONAL BUSINESS

Paintings vs. Stocks


                                     PRICE CHANGE,
                                   YEAR ENDED MAR. 31

MODERN EUROPEAN PAINTING                28.1%
CONTEMPORARY MASTERS                    14.3
MODERN U.S. PAINTING                   -12.2
ART 100 INDEX*                          10.0
STANDARD & POOR'S 500 INDEX**           18.5


*Based on sales prices from 600 auction houses
**Includes capital gains and dividends

DATA: ART MARKET RESEARCH, BLOOMBERG FINANCIAL MARKETS


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