Nude Modigliani painting expected to fetch $150m at auction

Nu couché (sur le côté gauche) is due to become one of the most expensive artworks ever when it goes on sale in New York When it was first exhibited in Paris in 1917, Amedeo Modigliani’s female nude Nu couché (sur le côté gauche) caused such a stir that the police were called and the gallerist was accused of outraging public decency. On Monday it is expected to sell for more than $150m (£111m), becoming one of the most expensive paintings ever