Sotheby's, London, UK. 10 February 2015. Oliver Barker, Sotheby's auctioneer, presents Gerhard Richter's "Abstraktes Bild" during their Contemporary Art Evening Sale. The artwork was the star of the show, achieving a "hammer price" of £27 million, far exceeding its estimate. The evening sales total was £ million, the highest-ever for a Sotheby's sale of Contemporary Art in Europe. Credit: Stephen Chung/Alamy Live News

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Location: Sotheby's, New Bond Street, London, UK
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