Warhol painting fetches record $105M at US auction

A prized 1963 Andy Warhol painting that captures the immediate aftermath of a car crash sold for $105 million at a New York City auction, shattering the record of $71.7 million for the famed pop artist amid a spending frenzy at the high end of the art world.

The 8- by 13-foot (3.96-meter) painting titled "Silver Car Crash (Double Disaster)" depicts a twisted body sprawled across a car's mangled interior. It has only been seen once in public in the past 26 years. Sotheby's, which conducted the auction Wednesday, did not immediately identify the buyer. (AP)