London, Oct 17 (ANI): Renowned model Jerry hall"s collection of contemporary artwork has fetched a whopping 2.4 million pounds at an auction in London.

Among the 14 works were Dollar Sign, a gift from Andy Warhol, and pieces by Damien Hirst and Frank Auerbach. The repertoire also showcased Lucian Freud"s nude portrait of Hall, painted when she was eight months pregnant, which attracted most interest and sold for 601,250 pounds, twice its estimate.

"At a certain age you just want to just get rid of things. It"s good to be in the moment and change. I"m not afraid of change," the BBC quoted Hall as saying. She said she was asked to pose for Freud after meeting the artist at a party.

"When I was eight months pregnant with Gabriel, her fourth child with Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger, I sat next to Lucian Freud at dinner. He asked if he could paint me and wanted me to start the next day.

I was flattered to be asked in my condition to model for such a great artist. I accepted and posed three times a week until I went into labour," she explained the story behind the most recognised painting. Warhol"s Dollar Sign fetched 217,250 pounds and while four pieces from the collection remain unsold.(ANI)

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