A 1932 Pablo Picasso painting of his mistress has sold for $106.5 million, a world record for any art work at auction. " Nude, Green Leaves and Bust", which had pre-sale estimate of between $70 million and 90 million, was sold at Christie's auction house 4th May, 2010 to an unidentified telephone bidder.
The painting, which measures more than 5ft by 4ft, shows a reclining nude figure with an image of Picasso in the background looking over her.