NEW YORK (AP) -- A vibrant, multi-hued painting from Pablo Picasso set a world record for artwork at auction, selling for $179.4 million on Monday night, and a sculpture by Alberto Giacometti set a record for most expensive sculpture, at $141.3 million.
Visitors are introduced to the bronze sculpture "L'homme au doigt" by Alberto Giacometti, left, after viewing the Pablo Picasso oil painting "Les femmes d'Alger," right, during Christie's Spring 2015 Evening Sale press preview, Friday, May 1, 2015, in New York. New York City's spring art auctions get underway Tuesday with work from prominent artists fueling a robust market for impressionist, modern and contemporary art. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews) | ASSOCIATED PRESS
