SINGAPORE.- The sophomore edition of Art Stage Singapore 2012, Asia’s global art gathering, closed on Sunday, 15 January 2012. Despite a challenging economic situation, there were many important sales made at the fair. Some of them included: • Michael Schultz Gallery sold an “Abstraktes Bild (Abstract Painting)” by Gerhard Richter for US$1.52 million (S$2 million) • Haunch of Venison sold a number of Gonkar Gyatso works including the “Dissected Buddha”, 2011, for US$200,000 (S$260,000), as well as an undisclosed piece for US$400,000 (S$518,000) • Gajah Gallery sold two paintings by I Nyoman Masriadi for US$350,000 (S$453,000) • Linda Gallery sold a work by Indonesian artist Srihardi Soedarsono for US$232,000 (S$300,000) • De Sarthe Gallery sold a few sculptures by Bernar Venet for US$100,000 (S$130,000) • Galerie Perrotin sold MR’s “Desktop of My Mind&