Lucien Freud portrait of fat supervisor set to break auction record

A life-size Lucian Freud painting of a naked benefit office supervisor sleeping is expected to smash auction records next month.

The artwork, which is being sold by a private European collector, is predicted to fetch up to $35 million (£18 million) when it goes on sale in New York.

Christie’s believes that Benefits Supervisor Sleeping will...

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