China's Most Famous Art Couple Pledge Their Trophy Works to Sotheby's

Liu Yiqian and Wang Wei include $170 Million Modigliani as collateral

Liu Yiqian and his wife Wang Wei, two of China’s most prolific art collectors, have pledged some of their best known works to Sotheby’s lending arm, including an Amedeo Modigliani painting that they famously bought for $170 million almost a decade ago.

Sotheby’s Financial Services Inc. filed a financing statement last month listing a lien on about 20 wor…