A masterpiece that was once censored on the grounds of obscenity has now set a new auction record. Sotheby’s has announced that “Nu couché (sur le côté gauche)” (1917) by the Italian artist Amedeo ...

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

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A Modigliani nude painting was sold to an unnamed Chinese buyer at Christie's on Monday for $170.4 million, the second-highest price ever for a work of art at auction, as ...

After a nine-minute battle, a Chinese buyer on the phone beat out four others to purchase Amedeo Modigliani's "Nu Couché" for a cool $170.4 million during Christie's "Artist's Muse" auction on Monday.

A reclining nude by Amedeo Modigliani is estimated to fetch in the region of $150 million when it hits the block at Sotheby’s this spring. The auction house says it is the highest estimate ever placed ...

The art market showed unexpected strength Monday night as Christie’s kicked off its November sales week with the record auction price of $170 million, including fees, for Amedeo Modigliani’s ...

Classic images from art history, a doe-eyed female nude by Modigliani and a seminal Monet waterlily attracted bidders from around the world on Tuesday night at Sotheby’s sale of Impressionist and ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A nude portrait by Amedeo Modigliani sold for $157.2 million at Sotheby's on Monday, achieving the 4th-highest price for any work of art at auction but failing to set a new record ...

A 1917 painting by Amedeo Modigliani of a reclining nude woman that was once considered obscene in Paris sold for over $157 million at an auction in Manhattan on Monday. Nu couché (sur le côté gauche) ...