Picasso's Women of Algiers smashes auction record
Picasso's Women of Algiers has become the most expensive painting to sell at auction, going for $160m (£102.6m) at Christie's in New York.
Eleven minutes of prolonged bidding from telephone buyers preceded the final sale - for much more than its pre-sale estimate of $140m.
The final price of $179.3m (£115m) includes commission of just over 12%.
The sale also featured Alberto Giacometti's life-size sculpture Pointing Man, which set its own record.
It is now the most expensive sculpture sold at auction, after going for $141.3m (£90.6m).
"Pointing Man (L’homme au doigt)" by Alberto Giacometti.
2015 Alberto Giacometti Estate/Licensed by VAGA and ARS, New York, via Christie's
Both buyers chose to remain anonymous.
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