51.   The painting was sold to an unidentified telephone bidder.

52.   The painting was being sold by Ernst Beyeler, a dealer based in Basel, Switzerland.

53.   The owner told The Globe and Mail that he planned to sell the painting at auction.

54.   The painting was sold by Ginny Williams, a collector who lives in Santa Fe and Denver.

55.   The store also sells paintings by artists from Maine and around the country, and letters and autographs.

56.   Throughout his life he never sold a painting, but he did donate many to institutions like Cornell, the Whitney and the Museum of Modern Art.

57.   Three Hals paintings were sold Thursday night.

58.   Unable to show or sell his paintings, he considered abandoning art altogether and concentrating on his career as an internist.

59.   Which, in some cases, made the difference between selling a painting and not selling.

60.   You mentioned selling a painting for all this.