Snapshots of Sotheby's sale of art

A painting entitled "Study from Innocent X" by Francis Bacon is seen here in this undated handout photo from Sotheby's auction house. Sotheby's sale of Contemporary Art is scheduled for Tuesday, May 15, 2007, in New York.(Xinhua/Reuters Photo)

"Number 16," a 1949 painting by Jackson Pollock, is seen here in this undated handout photo from Sotheby's auction house. Sotheby's sale of Contemporary Art is scheduled for Tuesday, May 15, 2007, in New York. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)

"Rhythmical Dance" a painting by Jackson Pollock, is seen here in this undated handout photo from Sotheby's auction house. Sotheby's sale of Contemporary Art is scheduled for Tuesday, May 15, 2007, in New York. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)

"White Center (Yellow, Pink and Lavender on Rose)" by Mark Rothko, valued at more than $40 million, is seen here in this undated handout photo from Sotheby's auction house. Sotheby's sale of Contemporary Art is scheduled for Tuesday, May 15, 2007, in New York. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)