Christie’s International sold Amedeo Modigliani’s ‘Reclining Nude’ to Liu Yiqian
and his wife, Wang Wei, for $170.4 million.
In just a few minutes, one art collector may have earned more credit card rewards than most people will in a lifetime.
Billionaire art collector Liu Yiqian paid $170.4 million (one of the highest prices ever paid at an auction) for Amedeo Modigliani’s “Nu Couche” on Monday. He plans to pay for the painting with his American Express AXP, -0.25% Centurion card, a card for high-net-worth spenders that has no official credit limit, according to news reports.
