Jackson Pollock painting sells for record $181m at Christie’s in New York

Abstract expressionist’s Number 7A, 1948, becomes the fourth most expensive work ever sold at auction

A Jackson Pollock painting has sold for a record $181.2m (£135.3m) at Christie’s in New York.

The sale on Monday made Number 7A, 1948 the fourth most expensive work ever sold at auction, according to ARTnews.