Lucian Freud nude sets record price
A painting of a naked job centre employee has sold for a record breaking £17.2 million.The picture by Lucian Freud called 'Benefits Supervisor' has become the worlds most expensive work by a living artist after being sold at Christie’s auction house in New York earlier today.
The 1995 image by the artist, shows London benefits supervisor Sue Tilley sleeping on an old sofa and was snapped up by a private European collector.
A Christie’s spokesman said: "This picture is a simple and seemingly uncomposed depiction of one of the key features of Freud’s art - the forceful and undeniable physical presence of people and things."
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