David Hockney's The Splash sold for more than £23m
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The painting depicts the moment after a diver hits the water in a swimming pool
David Hockney's The Splash has sold for more than 23m at auction.
The 1966 piece by the Bradford-born artist last sold at Sotheby's in 2006 for 2.9m and returned to the same auction house on Tuesday evening as the star piece in its Contemporary Evening Art Auction.
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