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On a night that saw a new world record for the most expensive artwork sold at auction, Christie's May 4, 2010 Impressionist and Modern Art Evening Sale achieved a total of $335,548,000 (£221,461,680/Є258,317,960). The evening was highlighted by the runaway success of Pablo Picasso's Nude, Green Leaves and Bust from the Collection of Mrs. Sidney F. Brody, which sold for a record $106,482,500 (£70,278,450/€81,991,525), breaking the previous world record for any work of art sold at auction. The Evening Sale portion of the Brody Collection also became the highest total for a singleowner sale offered at Christies New York, surpassing the landmark sale of the Collection of Victor and Sally Ganz sale in 1997.
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