Jackson Pollock painting sells for record $181m at Christie’s in New York
Summary
A Jackson Pollock painting sold for a record $181.2 million at Christie’s auction house in New York, making it the fourth most expensive artwork ever sold at auction. Several other artworks also set new price records during the same auction event.Key Facts
- The Pollock painting, Number 7A from 1948, sold for $181.2 million.
- This sale is the highest auction price for a Pollock painting, surpassing the previous record of $61.2 million set in 2021.
- Other works by Pollock have sold privately for up to $200 million.
- Constantin Brâncuşi’s bronze sculpture Danaïde sold for $107.6 million, exceeding its previous record of $71.2 million.
- Mark Rothko’s painting No 15 (Two Greens and Red Stripe) sold for $98.4 million, beating its prior record of $86.9 million.
- Joan Miró’s Portrait of Madame K sold for $53.5 million, surpassing the earlier record of $37 million.
- Recent auctions have included record sales such as Gustav Klimt’s Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer for $236.4 million and Frida Kahlo’s The Dream for $54.7 million.
- The highest price ever paid for a painting at auction is $450 million for Salvator Mundi, linked to Leonardo da Vinci.
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