A painting by Lucian Freud is expected to become the most expensive work by a living artist sold at auction when it goes under the hammer next month.

The 1995 work, Benefits Supervisor Sleeping, is estimated to fetch between $25m and $35m (£12.7m to £17.7m).


Freud painted Benefits Supervisor Sleeping back in 1995

The current auction record for a picture by a living artist is Hanging Heart, by Jeff Koons, which sold for $23.6m (£11.3m) in November 2007.

Freud’s painting has never been seen in public in the UK before. Read more