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LONDON — British painter Lucian Freud became the auction world’s highest-priced living European artist last night at a Christie’s International sale in London that raised $147.5 million, close to its top estimate.

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|LONDON — British painter Lucian Freud became the auction world’s highest-priced living European artist last night at a Christie’s International sale in London that raised $147.5 million, close to its top estimate.
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