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 ...

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 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.

A nearly 100-year-old painting of an alluring nude created by the Italian artist Amedeo Modigliani sold for $170.4 million on Monday night — the second-highest price ever paid at auction for a work of ...

Sotheby’s evening sale of Impressionist and Modern art was a study in contrasts. The auction saw a nude by Modigliani become the fourth most expensive work of art ever sold at auction. Despite the ...

Editor’s Note: This story includes an image that some may find offensive. NEW YORK (AP) — A painting of a female nude by Amedeo Modigliani (ah-mah-DAY’-oh moh-deel-YAH’-nee) that caused a scandal ...