Lucian Freud nude sells for £19.7m at Sotheby’s auction

A nude portrait by Lucian Freud (1922-2011) painted when he was 80-years-old sold for £19.7m at Sotheby’s latest Contemporary art sale in London.

Estimated at £17m-20m, the auctioneers had arranged an irrevocable bid before the sale, meaning it w…

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