A nude painting by Modigliani sold for $170 million — the 2nd-highest price ever for a painting at auction

A painting by Italian artist Amedeo Modigliani sold for $170,405,000 at a Christie’s auction Monday night.

The painting, entitled "Nu Couché," depicts a naked women reclining.

The only painting to sell for more at auction than “Nu Couché” is Picasso’s “Les femmes d’Alger (Version ‘O’),” which took the record in May when it sold for $179.4 million, also at Christie’s.