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Most expensive modern artworks sold at auction worldwide 2015
Most expensive modern artworks sold at auction worldwide in 2015 (in million U.S. dollars)
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Mar 11, 2016
This statistic shows the most expensive modern artworks sold at auction worldwide in 2015. Pablo Picasso's "Les Femmes d'Alger (Version 'O')" sold for approximately 179.4 million U.S. dollars at Christie's New York in 2015.
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by Statista Research Department,
last edited
Mar 11, 2016
This statistic shows the most expensive modern artworks sold at auction worldwide in 2015. Pablo Picasso's "Les Femmes d'Alger (Version 'O')" sold for approximately 179.4 million U.S. dollars at Christie's New York in 2015.
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