不能更贵：毕加索名画1.8亿美元创世界纪录

 　　A painting by Pablo Picasso has set a new world record for the most expensive artwork to be sold at auction¹ after reaching $179m (?115m) in New York.

　　在纽约某拍卖会上，一幅毕加索画作以1.79亿美元天价创下纪录，成为史上最贵。

　　Women of Algiers (Version O) had been expected to exceed $140m before the auction but the final price far exceeded those estimates in a sale at Christie’s auction house at a time when collectors’ appetite for masterpieces of impressionist, modern and contemporary art is increasing.

　　在佳士得拍卖行举行的一次拍卖会前，就有人估计《阿尔及尔的女人（O版）》的预拍价会超过1.4亿美元，但最后成交价远超预期。时下收藏者对印象派、现当代画派名作的兴趣不断高涨。

　　On Monday night, several bidders² competing via telephone drove the winning bid to $160m, for a final price of $179,365,000 including Christie’s commission of just over 12%.

　　周一晚，几名竞拍者通过电话竞拍，叫价不管推高，中标价高达1.6亿美元，加上佳士得拍卖行12%的佣金，最后的成交价共为179,365,000美元。

　　不能更贵：毕加索名画1.8亿美元创世界纪录

　　Previously³ the most expensive work sold at auction was Francis Bacon’s triptych Three Studies of Lucian Freud, which sold for $142.4m at Christie’s in November 2013.

　　此前最贵画作是来自弗朗西斯·培根的《卢西安·弗洛伊德肖像画习作》（三联画），于2013年11月在佳士得拍卖会上拍出1.424亿美元。

　　Experts say the prices are driven by artworks’ investment value and by wealthy new and established collectors seeking out the very best works.

　　行家指出，艺术品自身的投资价值，以及新旧富豪收藏者对名作兴趣的高涨是价格不断攀高的主要原因。

　　“I don’t really see an end to it, unless interest rates drop sharply, which I don’t see happening in the near future,” Manhattan dealer⁴ Richard Feigen said. “

　　我觉得以后还会有画作拍出更高的价，除非利率暴跌，但这种情况近期显然不会出现，” 曼哈顿交易商理查德·费根如是说。

　　Picasso’s work is a vibrant⁵, multi-hued painting featuring a scantily⁶ attired⁷ woman amid smaller nudes⁸. The evening sale also featured Alberto Giacometti’s life-size sculpture Pointing Man which reached estimated $141.3m, earning it the title of most expensive sculpture sold at auction.

　　毕加索的这幅作品充满生气，且色彩丰富。画面上是一名赤裸的女子，其旁边还有些女子裸体片段。当晚的拍卖会上，贾科梅蒂的真人大小雕像《Pointing Man》以1.413亿美元的预拍价成功售出，成为拍卖史上最贵的雕像。

1 auction   

n.拍卖；拍卖会；vt.拍卖

参考例句：

• They've put the contents of their house up for auction.他们把房子里的东西全都拿去拍卖了。
• They bought a new minibus with the proceeds from the auction.他们用拍卖得来的钱买了一辆新面包车。

2 bidders   

n.出价者，投标人( bidder的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Bidders should proceed only if they intend on using a PayPal account to complete payment. Bidders的唯一形式，应继续只当他们在使用贝宝帐户，以完成付款打算。 来自互联网
• The other bidders for the contract complained that it had not been a fair contest. 其他竞标人抱怨说该合同的竞标不公平。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 previously   

adv.以前，先前（地）

参考例句：

• The bicycle tyre blew out at a previously damaged point.自行车胎在以前损坏过的地方又爆开了。
• Let me digress for a moment and explain what had happened previously.让我岔开一会儿，解释原先发生了什么。

4 dealer   

n.商人，贩子

参考例句：

• The dealer spent hours bargaining for the painting.那个商人为购买那幅画花了几个小时讨价还价。
• The dealer reduced the price for cash down.这家商店对付现金的人减价优惠。

5 vibrant   

adj.震颤的，响亮的，充满活力的，精力充沛的，(色彩)鲜明的

参考例句：

• He always uses vibrant colours in his paintings. 他在画中总是使用鲜明的色彩。
• She gave a vibrant performance in the leading role in the school play.她在学校表演中生气盎然地扮演了主角。

6 scantily   

adv.缺乏地；不充足地；吝啬地；狭窄地

参考例句：

• The bedroom was scantily furnished. 卧室里几乎没有什么家具。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• His room was scantily furnished. 他的房间陈设简陋。 来自互联网

7 attired   

adj.穿着整齐的v.使穿上衣服，使穿上盛装( attire的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The bride was attired in white. 新娘穿一身洁白的礼服。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• It is appropriate that everyone be suitably attired. 人人穿戴得体是恰当的。 来自《简明英汉词典》

8 nudes   

（绘画、照片或雕塑）裸体( nude的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• He also drew Chinese opera figures, nudes and still lives. 他还画戏曲人物画、裸女、瓶花静物等。