Author's blurb In this simulation, you will be given an opportunity to buy and sell up to five paintings. The object is to make a large profit by buying the paintings for as little as possible and selling them for as much as possible. Publisher's blurb This is one of ten games in "Stimulating Simulations," subtitled "Ten Unique Programs in BASIC for the Computer Hobbyist," published by Engel Enterprises[.] User summary Art Auction was written by C. William Engel and re-published as type-in source code in Creative Computing Vol. 4, No. 3, May/June 1978.