Thu Nov 12, 5:48 AM ET

An Andy Warhol silkscreen of dollar bills was sold at Sotheby's in New York for 43.8 million dollars after a dramatic bidding war. "200 One Dollar Bills" is a gray and black work showing 200 life-sized images of dollar bills. (AFP/Getty Images/File/Mario Tama)

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