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The most expensive, over-the-top pieces of art owned by tech billionaires

May 20, 2015, 02:26 IST

Getty Images / Cate GillonA work by Mark Rothko on display at Sotheby's.Last week, a Picasso painting called "The Women of Algiers (Version 0)" fetched $179.4 million minutes before a bronze statue by Alberto Giacometti called "Man Pointing" sold for $141.3 million.

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The buyers were anonymous, though a recent New York Times article narrowed the potential Picasso buyers down to 50 suspects - some of whom made their fortunes in tech.

Tech titans have a taste for expensive art. We've rounded up some of the biggest purchases here.

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