Picasso Nude Sets World Art-Auction Record

The 1932 canvas, entitled Nude, Green Leaves and Bust, soared to more than $106.4m (£70.3m) during the sale at Christies in New York.It breaks the previous record of $104.3m (£68.8m), set in February by Giacometti's Walking Man I at Sotheby's in London. Do you Know how many things I can do with that money! This goes out to show that its gonna cost you a whole lot, to get naked woman, in yo house..the real thing or pictorial, either way..its costy....uh huh..note that down
  And this made me wonder, what is the deal with artists and nude paintings?

Anikeev Sergey, sleeping woman

Jules Lesebvre, Chloe painting

Nude Venus at her mirror, Diego Velazquez

                                                                                               William Orpen