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When Sue Tilley met Lucian Freud, it changed her life. Now a painting of her could fetch $47 million

Lucian Freud's 1996 portrait "Sleeping by the Lion Carpet" goes to Sotheby's on June 24 with a presale estimate of £25–35 million ($33–47M), from the collection of billionaire Joe Lewis. The sale signals sustained institutional demand for 20th-century figurative painting at trophy-asset prices, with Freud's market consistently setting new records since his death in 2011.