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"Benefits Supervisor Sleeping" depicts Sue Tilley, a manager of a government-run job center in London, lying on her side on a worn-out couch with nothing to hide her folds of flesh. Christie's calls it a "bold and imposing example of …
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Portrait of overweight woman sets auction record
The 1995 life-size painting — “Benefits Supervisor Sleeping” — fetched $33.6 million during bidding at Christie’s auction house in New York. The previous record was for “Hanging Heart,” a painting by Jeff Koons that sold for $23.5 …
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Contemporary Art: As Strong as Ever
It also knocked Jeff Koons off his short-lived perch as the most expensive living artist at auction, when Lucian Freud's Benefits Supervisor Sleeping sold for $33.6 million. It's a great painting, which will surely stand the test of …
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"Benefits Supervisor Sleeping" depicts Sue Tilley lying on a worn-out couch. Christie's auction house in New York expects the life-size 1995 portrait to sell for between $25 and $35 million. "Benefits Supervisor Sleeping" depicts Sue …
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Lucian Freud record breaker $$$
A life-sized Lucian Freud painting of a sleeping, naked woman has set a new world record price for a work by a living artist. The 1995 portrait, titled Benefits Supervisor Sleeping, sold for $33.6m (£17.2m) at Christie's in New York. …
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How Much Oil Would The Top 5 Paintings Sold at Christie’s Auctions …
And yes, Lucien Freud’s “Benefits Supervisor Sleeping” now officially holds the auction record for a living artist. Estimated to go for between $25-$35 million, the painting went for $33641000. As a followup to my post a couple days ago …
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liuna @ 2008-05-14T06:20:00
Benefits Supervisor Sleeping I love art, but I don't understand a lot of it. Especially modern art; I might have a faint glimpse of the meaning, but complete bafflement at the appeal. Lucien Freud… it seems like some kind of joke …
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Freud nude sells for new world record at auction2 hours ago
Benefits Supervisor Sleeping, a nude by British artist Lucian Freud, has sold for more than $US34 million ($A36.4 million) in New York, becoming the most expensive work ever by a living artist.
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Christie’s Post-War & Contemporary Art Evening Sale totaled …5 hours ago
Eight new world auction records were established for artists including Richard Prince, Sam Francis, Leon Gottlieb, with Lucian Freud’s Benefits Supervisor Sleeping setting a world auction record for any living artist, sold for $33641000 …
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