A portray by Amedeo Modigliani fetches $170.4m (£112.7m) at an auction in New York,setting a world record for the artist. The portray, Reclining Nude, or was sold at Christie’s in New York on Monday after a protracted bidding battle. It was the moment highest price ever achieved at auction for a work of art. Christie’s said the portray was bought by private Chinese collectors. Photograph: Reuters/Andrew KellyModigliani’s Reclining Nude fetches moment-highest ever art auction priceContinue reading...
Source: theguardian.com