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Post-war/contemporary art sale fetches $332M in NY

NEW YORK (AP) — Iconic works by Andy Warhol, Louise Bourgeois and Lucian Freud were among the post-war and contemporary artworks that garnered $332 million at an auction in New York.

The sale at Christie’s came a day after the auction house sold a painting of a sexy nude for $170.4 million. Tuesday’s highlight was “Four Marilyns” by Warhol. It sold for $36 million.

Monday’s sale totaled $491 million and set a number of new artist records at auction.

Amedeo Modigliani’s “Reclining Nude” joined the ranks of nine other works that have exceeded $100 million at auction. The buyer was the Long Museum in China.

Pablo Picasso’s “Women of Algiers (Version O)” sold at Christie’s in May for $179.4 million. It remains the highest sum ever paid for an artwork at auction.

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