Christie’s art auction sets ‘staggering’ $495m record

A blockbuster auction of Contemporary art in New York — including a record $58.4m (€45.1m) for a Jackson Pollock drip painting — fetched nearly half a billion dollars — the biggest haul ever at an art auction.

Christie’s said its sale raised a “staggering” total of $495,021,500, with 94% of lots finding buyers.

Nine of the works sold went for over $10m and 23 for more than $5m.