Thursday, May 15, 2008

The Million dollar Lady


Lucian Freud - Benefit supervisor sleeping, 1995

Lucian Freud nude sets world record at auction...

A painting of a naked JobCentre manager by by British artist Lucian Freud by British artist Lucian FreudLucian Freud is the most expensive picture by a living artist ever sold. The 85-year-old British artist's huge canvas is predicted to make millions for its owner, a European collector, at a Christie's sale on 13 May. The auction house is putting the 1 x 2 m picture on show at its King Street offices, the first time it has been seen in public in Britain.

When it goes under the hammer at Christie's in New York will it be for... (aprox.) $33.640.000

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