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1976 Rolls Royce Camargue Production: 531 from 1975-1986 Price new: ?ú 32,198 Rear-wheel-drive 6.75 litre V8 engine 3-speed automatic transmission 120.1 inch wheelbase / 203.5 inch length 5,172 pound weight 15 inch tires Top speed of 118 mph Designed by Pininfarina The Camargue would later by imported to the United States. It was built on the Silver Shadow platform and was the first Rolls model to have split-level air conditioning. The 2-door coupe was also unique with its squared off rear styling (similar to the Fiat 130 Coupe, also designed by Pininfarina and introduced in the same period). The front grille was unique to Rolls Royce in that it was slanted inwards. The Camargue was more expensive than the Corniche and more rare. During its 11 year production, 146 cars would be officially imported to the United States. Final models in 1986 were 80th Anniversary models - 12 would be built - all in white. Swiss coachbuilder Sbarro modified one Camargue into a unique looking Hunting Car.

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Jackson Pollock

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Born in 1937 in Omaha, Nebraska, Edward Ruscha moved to Oklahoma City in 1941 and to Los Angeles in 1956 to attend the Chouinard Art Institute. He had his first solo exhibition in 1963 at the Ferus Gallery in Los Angeles. At the start of the seventies, Ruscha began showing his work with the Leo Castelli in New York. He currently shows with the Gagosian Gallery in New York, Beverly Hills and London. Ruscha has consistently combined the cityscape of Los Angeles with vernacular language to communicate a particular urban experience. Encompassing photography, drawing, painting, and artist books, Ruscha's work holds the mirror up to the banality of urban life and give order to the barrage of mass media-fed images and information that confront us daily. Ruscha's early career as a graphic artist continues to strongly influence his aesthetic and thematic approach.

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STUBBS AND WOOTTON

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YSL

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The sophisticated residence of Messieurs Laurent and   Bergé , which measures approximately 5,600 square feet, has a private entry on the 2 nd   floor and an elongated oval entrance hall with mottled black marble floors, red lacquered walls inspired by the color of Monsieur Laurent's signature fragrance Opium, and an arching,   uplit   gold leaf ceiling. The theatrical entry leads directly into the 750 square foot main salon that features 12.5' high ceilings, a fireplace with glitzy and   glammy   mirrored surround, wall to wall carpeting that Your Mama loathes, luscious and sleek,   marquetry -free oak paneling, and 5 gigantic windows that open to and overlook the apartment's gorgeous gardens. The formal dining room has a fireplace and overlooks the rear gardens while a music room has three tall windows that overlook the building's courtyard. Three of the apartment's four bedrooms are located on the second level and include a master suite bathed in aquatic blues
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This is no small feat children, because 778 Park Avenue, the super swanky Rosario Candela designed building in which the sprawling full floor unit is located, requires buyers purchase the apartment with cash. That's all cash kids, no mortgages allowed.

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Le Palais du Couchant $68,500,000 • 9577 Sunset Blvd • Beverly Hills The epitome of European elegance with over 36,000 square feet of exquisite designs with hand painted detailing & state of the art electronics. Commercial level systems, exceptional new construction on nearly two acres of unparalleled quality. Delicate hand carved imported limestone exterior, onyx marbles, marble columns, antique mirrors, exceptional French moldings with 24karat gilt, bronze beveled double paned windows & doors. Fabulous master suite with huge dressing areas, luxurious baths & separate sitting rooms. Tournament play tennis court, expansive pool pavilion entertaining area with beautiful gardens. Opulent two story circular entry with a magnificent skylight. An entertainer's paradise, extraordinary scale. No expense has been spared in this famed 3 level French Palladian residential estate

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