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Roman Abramovich bought two paintings for ??61.4million · 2008-05-19 19:27
Multi-billionaire Roman Abramovich is believed to be the mystery collector who bought two paintings last week for figures which smashed previous world records, and set him back ??61.4million during 48 hours.
The 41-year-old Russian tycoon's fortune is estimated at ??11.7billion, and he has ploughed some of this into Chelsea Football Club, Daily Mail reports.
His reported decision to invest in art is believed to be because of the influence of girlfriend Dasha Zhukova, 25, who wants to open a contemporary art gallery in Moscow.
The first painting ??“ Lucian Freud's Benefits Supervisor Sleeping ??“ was sold by Christie's at New York's Rockefeller Center last Tuesday for ??17.2million ??“ a world auction record for a living artist. The painting, completed in 1995, features Sue Tilley stretched naked across a sofa.
The next day the same collector is believed to have bought Francis Bacon's Triptych, a three-panel piece painted in 1976, for ??44.2million at a Sotheby's auction. It was the highest auction price ever paid for a post-war work of art.
Although Neither Sotheby's nor Christie's disclose information on buyers, The Art Newspaper reported that sources close to the market confirmed Abramovich purchased both lots, apparently for display in his London home.
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