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Nude portrait by Modigliani sets record at auction; nude painting by Freud sells for $38.8 million
Updated on: June 26, 2026 / 7:27 AM EDT / CBS/AFP
TL;DR
- The first part of a London art auction generated $392.6 million.
- A Modigliani nude portrait, 'Nu assis au collier,' sold for $63.9 million, a new European record for the artist.
- Lucian Freud's painting 'Sleeping by the Lion Carpet' sold for $38.8 million.
- The collection belongs to Joe Lewis, the ex-owner of Tottenham Hotspur Football Club.
- Gustav Klimt's 'Bildnis Gertrud Loew' sold for $47.9 million.
- The auction features works by artists including Picasso, Magritte, and Klimt.