NEW YORK (May 13) - A Lucian Freud painting sold for $33.64 million at Christie's art auction on Tuesday, shattering the record for a piece by a living artist.
The British painter's 1995 portrait of a nude woman sleeping on a sofa, "Benefits Supervisor Sleeping," sold for just under its high presale estimate of $35 million.
The previous record of $23.6 million was set last November for a Jeff Koons sculpture, "Hanging Heart."
Contemporary art sold strongly, defying erratic financial markets at a $350 million auction marked by a surprising preponderance of American buying.
http://news.aol.com/story/_a/33-million-nude-sale-shatters-record/20080514101809990001Now I know why temeah hasn't been around much..The artiste has been busy bidding on this artwork....
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