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The world’s most expensive art

 

The most expensive 20th-Century painting sold at auction is Les femmes d'Alger by Picasso, which fetched $179.4m in 2015 at Christie's New York. But now, that record could soon be broken. What makes these artworks so special?

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The world’s most expensive art

The most expensive 20th-Century painting sold at auction is Les femmes d’Alger by Picasso, which fetched $179.4m in 2015 at Christie's New York. But now, that record could soon be broken. What makes these artworks so special?

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