Amedeo Modigliani's ‘Reclining Nude’ nets near-record $170m at auction

Reclining Nude was sold at Christie’s in Manhattan after a protracted bidding battle won by Chinese billionaire Liu Yiqian.
Considered one of his best known works, the 1917-1918 painting nearly created a scandal when it was first exhibited in Paris. It depicts an unknown nude model reclining on a crimson couch and blue cushion. The previous auction record for a Modigliani was $71m.