Oil on canvas painting by Gerhard Richter fetches $ 34 million . An unnamed anonymous bidder made the winning offer . The record-breaking painting is one in a sequence of four . The painting sold for one - tenth as much in 2001 . The paintings of two other artists fetched very high ##s .
Oil on canvas painting by Gerhard Richter fetches $ 34 million . An unnamed anonymous bidder made the winning offer . The painting sold for one - tenth as much in 2001 . The paintings of two other artists fetched very high ##s .