Art market looks to foggy future after rocky end to year (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

The global art market, which for decades has enjoyed record-breaking prices and often frenzied buying, is facing a foggy future in 2009.

Hadrian sells for nearly $1 million (The Daily Iberian)

The ancient statue of the Roman Emperor Hadrian, a tourist attraction in the Teche Area for more than 40 years, was sold for almost $1 million Tuesday.