Art from the Middle East experienced unprecedented growth this year. Proof of this is auction houses Sotheby’s and Christie’s ...

The painting is by Italian artist Amedeo Modigliani, titled "Nu couché (sur le côté gauche)." The sale breaks the top 15 most expensive paintings ever sold via auction or private sale.

In another hotly anticipated sale, Claude Monet’s “Nymphéas” sold for $65.5 million with fees after 17 minutes and 34 bids, during Sotheby’s “A Legacy Beauty” auction. The Monet was part of the late ...