A billionaire Qatari sheikh dubbed "the man who bought London" was reportedly the anonymous bidder who snapped up a Pablo Picasso masterpiece that smashed the world auction sale record.

一个被冠以“能买下伦敦的人称号的亿万富翁卡塔尔酋长是拍下巴勃罗·毕加索名画的神秘买主，这次交易创下了世界拍卖行的新记录。

There has been intense speculation about the identity of the buyer who placed the winning $179.4 million (￡116 million) telephone bid for Les Femmes d'Alger at Christie's in Manhattan earlier this month.

对于这位通过电话竞标，于本月初在曼哈顿克利斯蒂拍卖行以1.794亿美元(合计1.16亿欧元)拍下《阿尔及利亚女人》的买主，外界一直在猜测其身份。

Art world sources have now told the New York Postthat the painting was acquired by Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani, the former Qatari prime minister.

“艺术世界来源告诉《纽约邮报》：该油画被贾西姆·阿勒萨尼收入囊中。他是卡塔尔前外交部长。

Qatar's ruling Al Thani clan has been pursuing an international artwork buying spree as it aims to turn the small energy-rich emirate into a global cultural power ahead of the 2022 World Cup.

统治卡塔尔的阿勒萨尼家族近来狂热收购世界艺术名作，打算在2022年世界杯前夕将这个能源富足的小酋长国打造成国际文化强国。

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