The painting, one of only five nudes ever auctioned, gave Sotheby’s its highest price yet but failed to set a new record for the artistNu couché (sur le côté gauche), a reclining nude by the modernist master Amadeo Modigliani, fetched $157.2m last night in New York – the highest price in Sotheby’s history, but failing to beat the $170m record set for the artist three years ago.Sotheby’s auctioneer Helena Newman led a packed salesroom bidding that started at $125m but stalled at $139m, well short of the 2015 record of $170m (including fees) for another nude, Nu couché (Reclining Nude), at rival Christie’s. Continue reading…
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