Jackson Pollock painting sells for record $181m at auction
A Jackson Pollock painting has set a new auction record by selling for $181 million in New York. The artwork, titled Number 7A, 1948, is now the fourth most expensive piece ever sold at auction. This sale surpasses Pollock's previous auction record of $61.2 million for another painting in 2021.
- ▪Number 7A, 1948 was sold at Christie's auction house in New York.
- ▪The painting was previously owned by media magnate SI Newhouse.
- ▪The sale marks the highest price ever paid for a Pollock artwork at auction.
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Jackson Pollock painting sells for record $181m at auction9 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleReutersNumber 7A, 1948 has been owned by some of the most important art collectors of the past half century, according to Christie'sA Jackson Pollock artwork, described as one of history's "first truly abstract paintings", has sold at auction for $181m (£135m) in New York.Number 7A, 1948, which went under the hammer at the renowned Christie's auction house on Monday, smashed the previous record for the most a work by the late American artist has taken at auction. The painting, which came from the private collection of media magnate SI Newhouse, is also now the fourth most expensive artwork ever sold at auction, according to ARTnews.
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