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Biloxi Sun Herald, USA - Nov 10, 2006... An exotic flower. Be ready for the inevitable comment with a response that keeps the conversation going, such as an explanation of where you got the flower. ...
Bloomberg - Nov 22, 2006... Ramos Martinez's stylized Deco-infused painting of a pair of exotic flower sellers in a fantasy Mexican market, rendered in a tropical palette of greens ...
El Universal Online, Mexico - Nov 23, 2006Created in 1938, Ramos Mart nez s stylized Deco-infused painting of a pair of exotic flower sellers in a fantasy Mexican market, rendered in a tropical ...

A few well-chosen props can spark conversation at your next gathering, says Margaret Shepherd, author of "The Art of Civilized Conversation" (Broadway Books, $16).
On one side of Robin Bauer's office, you can find a home gym and a row of free weights lining the wall. On the other, there's a black therapy couch and leather chairs comfortable enough for a cat nap.
Nov. 22 (Bloomberg) -- Mexican painter Alfredo Ramos Martinez's circa-1938 ``Women with Flowers'' sold for $1.81 million last night at Christie's International Latin American art auction in New York. The painting was the surprise top lot in a sale that included wall-sized canvases by bigger name artists, including Fernando Botero and Rufino Tamayo.