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This 100-year-old artwork sold for Sh1.5 billion in four minutes

Amedeo Modigliani's Nu Couche’ (Red Nude)

An over 100 year old painting depicting a naked woman in repose sold for $157.2 million (Sh1.5 billion) at Sotheby’s New York last week setting its highest auction price for a work of art in its history.

The oil on canvas painting, by Italian artiste Amedeo Modigliani and dubbed ‘Nu Couche’ (Red Nude) is a sensual image, with the sitter’s mesmerizing gaze meeting the viewer’s head-on. It was sold on phone in four minutes!

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