Leonardo da Vinci painting of Jesus sells for record $450m
Long-lost painting shatters world record for any work of art sold at auction
Picasso painting poised to break world auction record
Painting has estimate of $140m ahead of Christie’s sale in New York
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There’s an aversion to art galleries breaking up collections and selling their works – but is it a short-sighted policy, and should museums sell some of their pieces to help their home cities?
Bringing home the Bacon: triptych sells for record $142.4m
1969 piece raises bar and becomes most expensive work ever sold at auction
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