Read more Robert Gober stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/40089/robert-gober.htmlhttp://img1-cdn.newser.com/images/newser-black250x40.gifhttp://www.newser.com/2012 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorSat, 26 May 2012 02:00:36 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/57775/strapped-art-market-preps-for-auctions.htmlMatt Cantor<img src='http://img1-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=205082&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110331224628' border='0' />After a 7-year boom, art auction houses are struggling as collectors hit hard by the recession close their wallets. Sotheby’s predicts it will pull in $179 million to $256 million at spring sales, compared to $742 million a year ago. As the spring events approach, auctioneers are employing an array...This image provided by Sotheby's shows Pablo Picasso's "La Fille de l'artiste a deux ans et demi avec un bateau," a 1938 oil. It will be part of a Sotheby's sale May 5.http://www.newser.com/story/57775/strapped-art-market-preps-for-auctions.htmlFri, 01 May 2009 10:21:01 CDT