Alberto Giacometti’s bronze sculpture “Walking Man I†sold for $104.3 million at Sotheby’s today, far exceeding its estimated price of $19.2–$28.8 million and just trumping Picasso’s “Boy With a Pipe (The Young Apprentice),†which sold for $104.1 million in 2004. “What recession?†etc., etc.
[ArtsBeat/NYT]
