Pablo Picasso's ''The Charnel House'' Paris 1944-45; dated 1945, an oil and charcoal on canvas is seen in this undated handout photo released to Reuters on October 4, 2012. Credit: Reuters/? The Museum of Modern Art/Licensed by SCALA/Art Resource/HandoutNEW

Japanese writer Haruki Murakami speaks during a ceremony where he was awarded the ''XXIII Premi Internacional Catalunya'' prize in Barcelona, June 9, 2011. Credit: Reuters/Generalitat de Catalunya/HandoutSTOCKHOLM | Fri Oct 5, 2012 10:12pm EDT STOCKHOLM

1 of 7. Artist Vincent Castiglia poses for a portrait prior to the opening of his gallery show ''Resurrection'', at Sacred Gallery in New York October 3, 2012. Credit: Reuters/Andrew BurtonNEW YORK | Fri Oct 5, 2012 5:03am EDT NEW YORK (Reuters) - Many

Pablo Picasso's ''Nature morte aux tulipes'', an oil on canvas painted in March 1932 is seen in this handout photo. Credit: Reuters/Sothesby's/HandoutNEW YORK | Fri Oct 5, 2012 4:20pm EDT NEW YORK (Reuters) - A 1932 portrait by Pablo Picasso of his

Snow in Jerusalem 2012 by artist Paul Benney is seen in this undated handout photograph released in London October 2, 2012. ''Night Paintings'' is a new exhibition at London's Somerset House staged in the underground ''deadhouse'' caverns and featuring

 HONG KONG | Sun Oct 7, 2012 5:56am EDT HONG KONG (Reuters) - A leading China auctioneer holds a debut sale in Hong Kong on Sunday, lured by the city's international buyers, low tax regime and stable regulatory framework in a trend that could bring

Novelist Mark Helprin is pictured in this undated handout photo. Listening to novelist and political commentator Mark Helprin recount his life is a bit like listening to Forrest Gump. An eloquent, New York-born Forrest Gump. Like the titular hero of