CultureThe $179 Million Picasso & The World's Most Expensive ArtHigh RollersPicasso’s ‘Women of Algiers’ sold for $179.3 million and became the most expensive work of art ever sold at auction. It joins the ranks of other mega-priced canvases. The Daily BeastUpdated Jul. 12, 2017 3:55PM ET / Published May. 12, 2015 12:45PM ET Darren Ornitz/REUTERS