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Wednesday, 11 November 2015 10:39

Billionaire Collector Liu Yiqian Revealed as the Buyer of Record-Breaking Modigliani Painting

Amedeo Modigliani. Amedeo Modigliani. Wikimedia Commons

Liu Yiqian, a former taxi driver turned billionaire art collector, confirmed on Tuesday that he was the buyer of the painting of a nude woman by Amedeo Modigliani that sold for $170.4 million at Christie’s New York on Monday night.

Speaking by telephone from Shanghai, the Chinese collector said he planned to bring the work back to the city, where he and his wife have two private museums.

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