World Record For Picasso Painting

WORDS Lindi Brownell Meiring IMAGES pablopicasso.org and christies.com

Pablo Picasso’s Women of Algiers broke the world record for the most expensive artwork sold at auction in a Christie’s sale in New York City on 11 May 2015.

The painting was sold for $160 000 000.

On the same night, another world record was broken for the most expensive sculpture to be sold at auction. Alberto Giacometti’s Pointing Man sold for $141.3 million.

For more information about the auction results, visit christies.com.