Jackson Pollock painting sells for record $181m at auction
The Abstract Expressionist's Number 7A, 1948 painting is now his most expensive artwork ever sold at auction.
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The Abstract Expressionist's Number 7A, 1948 painting is now his most expensive artwork ever sold at auction.
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