Eric Clapton’s painting by Gerhard Richter fetched $22.1 million at Christie’s in New York on Tuesday, helping the rock star reap a hefty profit on his investment.
The 7-foot-tall “Abstraktes Bild (809-2)" was part of a trio of Richter paintings Clapton bought for $3.4 million in 2001. With this sale, the three brought in a total of $77.2 million, according to Christie’s.
