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

A painting by Amedeo Modigliani fetched $170.4m at an auction, setting a world record for the artist and achieving the second highest price ever garnered for a work of art at auction.

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.

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