Hirst artwork fetches $19.1m

A stainless steel cabinet containing 6,136 handcrafted and painted pills has set a record for the highest price paid at auction for a work by a living artist, an auctioneer said. Damien Hirst 's "Lullaby Spring" has sold for $19.1 million, Sotheby's , the auction house, said in a statement. The sale propelled Hirst past previous best seller Jasper Johns ... (Full article: 1358 words)

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