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.

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 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...