Rothko sold for $50.4 mil

A 1952 oil on canvas by Mark Rothko was sold on [past] Tuesday for $50.4 million. It was last sold in 1999 for $11 million. New York Times: At Christie’s, Bidding Is Strong for Even a House. Lucian Freud’s “Benefits Supervisor Sleeping” brought $33.6 million (see mentalblog.com: Lucien Freud, Sigmund’s einikle set for a record with painting)