Rockefeller art auction nets record $A1bn

By By Verena Dobnik
Updated May 13 2018 - 10:42am, first published 10:39am
Henri Matisse's "Odalisque reclining with magnolias" has sold for a record $US80.8 million.
Henri Matisse's "Odalisque reclining with magnolias" has sold for a record $US80.8 million.

Twenty-two world records have been set at a Christie's auction, including the $US832 million ($A1.1bn) total for the priciest private collection of artworks and other treasures, owned by Peggy and David Rockefeller.

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