Jackson Pollocks målning No 5 har fått en ny ägare.

Enligt uppgifter till New York Times köpte den mexikanske finansmannen David Martinez tavlan för rekordsumman 149 miljoner dollar, motsvarande 1 miljard svenska kronor.
Tavlan såldes på auktionsfirman Sotheby's i New York. Den förre ägaren var mediamagnaten David Geffen.
Enligt uppgifter till BBC sålde Geffen tavlan för att samla pengar sitt förmodade köp av tidningen Los Angeles Times.
Det tidigare prisrekordet var från i juni i år då ett porträtt av den österriskiske konstnären Gustav Klimt såldes för 960 miljoner kronor.
Jackson Pollock var en av de mest inflytelserika konstnärerna under 1900-talet och utvecklade den abstrakta expressionismen.
Han dog 1956 i en bilolycka, bara 44 år gammal.

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Saturday, November 4, 2006 149,000,000 US Dollar 1.073.368.000- Swedish Krona

There's a new number one in the art world: A paint spatter by artist Jackson Pollock. Here, we give you a run-down of the most expensive paintings that ever were. And no, Mona Lisa doesn't even feature… Find out a little more about the Picassos, the Renoirs and the Van Goghs that will never adorn your walls…


No. 5, 1948" by Jackson Pollock - $140 Million
Simply known as "No 5, 1948", a rich, brownish-yellow mess may now have become the world's most expensive painting.

Painted by expressionist Jackson Pollock in his trademark "drip" style, the 4-foot-by-8-foot painting was previously owned by entertainment mogul David Geffen.

Tobias Meyer, worldwide head of contemporary art for Sotheby's auction house, is said to have brokered the deal, according to The New York Times.

The new buyer reportedly is David Martinez, a Mexican financier. Officials at Sotheby's, however, would not confirm the sale, saying they do not comment on private transactions.

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