Lucian Freud's $33 Million Painting Sets Sale Record for Living Artist
Sheila · 05/14/08 04:49PMAt Christie's Post-War & Contemporary Art Evening Sale last night, "Benefits Supervisor Sleeping" (1995) by Lucian Freud (Sigmund's grandson), went for $33 million. It beat the record auction price for a living artist—the last record was set by Jeff Koons' "Hanging Heart" sculpture, sold for $23 mil at Sotheby's last November. (P.S.: Fat- and appearance-mockers will be executed!) [WSJ]