Jackson Pollock Painting Sets New Auction
Record
11/04/2006 - Wonder of wonders, a Jackson Pollock
painting, if rumors are true, has just been sold to an art
collector for a whopping $140 million, breaking records for the
highest amount ever paid for a painting. The Jackson Pollock
painting called "No. 5, 1948" was owned by Hollywood movie
mogul David Geffen, but the name of the new owner has not been
officially released nor has the price been officially confirmed
at this time. Although unconfirmed, the new owner of the
Jackson Pollock painting may be the Mexican financier, David
Martinez, who has bought a number of modern masterworks in
recent years.
Brenda Harness, Art Historian
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