Jackson Pollock painting sells for record $181m at auction
BBC • 5/19/2026
Summary
A Jackson Pollock painting titled Number 7A, 1948 has sold for a record $181 million at auction. This sale marks it as the most expensive artwork by Pollock ever sold at auction.
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