In the Saleroom: Pablo Picasso's Nude, Green Leaves and Bust

<p><span style="font-size: x-small;"> <p>Christie's May 4 Impressionist and Modern Art Evening Sale achieved a total of $335,548,000.</p> <p>The star lot of the evening, and the most anticipated work to come to market from private hands in the last decade, was <em>Nude, Green Leaves and Bust</em>, a sensuous and stunning masterpiece from Picasso&rsquo;s celebrated 1932 series of paintings depicting his muse and mistress Marie-Th&eacute;r&egrave;se Walter. The painting, from the Collection of Mrs. Sidney F. Brody, sold for a record $106,482,500, breaking the previous world record for any work of art sold at auction. The Evening Sale portion of the Brody Collection also achieved the highest total for a single-owner sale offered at Christie&rsquo;s New York. (RT: 8:48)</p> </span></p>