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Tracey Emin's artwork "My Bed."FilmMagic
A close up of Tracy Emin's 1998 piece 'My Bed' on display at Christie's on June 27, 2014 in London, England.
A close up of Tracy Emin's 1998 piece "My Bed" on display at Christie's on June 27, 2014 in London, England. Getty Images
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British artist Tracey Emin sits on her iconic art installation, "My Bed"
British artist Tracey Emin sits on her iconic art installation, "My Bed." Getty Images
Tracey Emin attends the press view of her artwork
Tracey Emin attends the press view of her artwork. FilmMagic
Close up of "My Bed."
Close up of "My Bed." Splash News
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Now here’s some artwork🌌 On The Money can relate to.

British artist Tꦛracey Emin sold her installation “My Bed,” for $4.3 million, a record for h🅷er work.

The piece consists of Emin’s unmade bed♕ with rumpled sheets, empty vodka bottles, underwear and cigarette packets.

Who kღnew it was art and not just a typical Monday morning?

“I was really nervous and then six people started bidding 🦄and everybody cheered and that made me feel better,” the 51-year-old Emin said in an interview last week. “I tho💖ught it was just brilliant.”