Record prices for Moore, Leger, and Modigliani

A 15-foot (4.7-metre) bronze artwork by Henry Moore has become the most expensive British sculpture to be sold, according to auctioneers Christie's.

Moore's Three Piece Reclining Figure: Draped fetched $6.2m (£3.7m) at auction at Christie's in New York on Tuesday. . .

Tuesday's auction of impressionist and modern art sold pieces worth a total of $117m (£70m).

It was the best sale of impressionist art in several years at Christie's, auctioneer Christopher Burge said, adding: "The sale did fantastically well."

Posted by David on November 5, 2003 8:37 PM