‘Man’ sculpture sells for world record €74m at auction

A LIFE-SIZE bronze sculpture of a man by Alberto Giacometti was sold at auction for the world record price of £65,001,250 (€74 million).

It took just eight minutes for bidders to reach the hammer price after L’Homme Qui Marche I opened at £12 million at Sotheby’s in London.

The winning bid – the highest for any work of art ever sold at auction – was made over the phone by an anonymous buyer.