“L'Homme Qui Marche I” (Walking Man I), a bronze sculpture by the 20th century Swiss artist ________ created a world record for being the most expensive work of art ever sold at auction in 2010.
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Jean Dubuffet
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Joseph Kiselewski
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Fritz Koenig
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Alberto Giacometti
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Correct answer
Explanation
“L'Homme Qui Marche I” (Walking Man I), a bronze sculpture of a man by 20th century Swiss artist Alberto Giacometti (1901-1966) has sold for USD 104.3 million - making it the most expensive work of art ever sold at auction, Sotheby's auction house said in February 2010. The sale price exceeded the USD 104.17 million paid at a 2004 New York auction for Pablo Picasso's 1905 “Boy With a Pipe (The Young Apprentice).”