Liu is a former Shanghai taxi driver who has said he made a fortune with investments in Chinese real estate and pharmaceutical stocks.... Wang built three museums, two in Shanghai and a third in Chongqing, China. Those three items were not included in Thursday’s sale.... The auction did include a different Modigliani painting, “ Paulette Jourdain, ” which Sotheby’s had sold for$ 42.8 million in 2015. Image A portrait by Amedeo Modigliani, “ Paulette Jourdain, ” being auctioned on Thursday in H