Warhol’s $1 Bill Fetches $32.6 Million as Bacon’s Pope Flops

Andy Warhol’s paintings of dollar bills boosted Sotheby’s contemporary art auction total to 130.4 million pounds ($203.6 million).

Although Wednesday’s sale didn’t reach its low presale target, the result was the auctioneer’s highest tally for a contemporary art sale in London, the company said. It represented a 40 percent increase from the equivalent evening auction a year ago.