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"Orange, Red, Yellow", a sunset-colored painting by Mark Rothko
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Mark Rothko's "Orange, Red, Yellow" on display at Christie's in New York on May 4. The painting became the world's most expensive contemporary art work when it fetched $86.9 million in a stunningly lucrative auction at Christie's.