The previous record was for “Hanging Heart,” a painting by Jeff Koonz that sold for $23.5 million, said Rik Pike, a spokesman for Christie’s. [From Overweight nude sets art world record – CNN.com ] A life sized painting of a plus size model has now set the record for the highest price paid for a work by a living artist…. The model, 51 year old Sue Tilly, met Freud in a nightclub 20 years ago and has modeled for him on a number of occasions.