Amedeo modiglianis 1917 masterpiece nu couche sur le cote gauche has set a new world record as the most valuable artwork ever offered at auction. Find an indepth biography, exhibitions, original artworks for sale, the latest news, and sold auction prices. Amedeo modiglianis nu couche 2015 world auction record. Apr 25, 2018 sothebys posts record auction estimate for modigliani work sothebys has broken auction records with a presale estimate set for amedeo modiglianis painting nu couche sur le cote gauche 1917.
Modigliani painting sets auction estimate record hypebeast. Amedeo modigliani was an italian artist known for his unique elongated style of portraiture. Christies chases another record season with modigliani nude. The painting nu couche or reclining nude, auctioned by christies in new york on 9 november. Most expensive artworks sold at auction modigliani s reclining. Stay up to date with amedeo modigliani italian, 1884 1920. Auction record modigliani breaks auction record in france. Discover works for sale, auction results, market data, news and exhibitions on mutualart.
Modigliani nude expected to lead spring art auctions with. Despite the ninefigure sale, however, the evening wassomehowa muted affair. Italian painter and sculptor amedeo modigliani is celebrated for his iconic portraits, which, with often masklike faces and striking blueeyes, have become iconic works of the early 20th century. Nu couche sur le cote gauche was said by sothebys to be the greatest. The 10 most expensive sculptures ever sold therichest. The piece was sculpted between 1910 and 1912, and shows an. Amedeo modigliani 1884 1920 italy is an artist born in 1884 the oldest auction result ever registered on the website for an artwork by this artist is a drawingwatercolor sold in 1983, at aderpicardtajan, and the most recent auction result is a drawingwatercolor sold in 2020.
Modigliani nude breaks art auction record the telegraph. Amedeo modigliani biography amadeo modigliani was born in italy on july 12, 1884. Tad smith, sothebys ceo, talks to cnbc s robert frank about new yorks spring art sales. Five world auction records for an artist set in the artists muse sale, as modernist masterpiece sells for second highest price ever paid at auction. Image caption the painting was created around 1917. Amedeo modigliani 18841920 november 9 2015, new york lot 8 a. Amedeo modigliani artwork for sale at online auction amedeo. First virtual new york art fair brings low energy but solid prices. Amedeo modigliani amedeo modigliani upcoming lots by this artist.
Modiglianis masterpiece sets new world auction record. Modigliani s controversial nu couche painting breaks auction record written by allyssia alleyne, cnn a masterpiece that was once censored on the grounds of obscenity has now set a new auction. The only painting to sell for more at auction was picassos les femmes dalger version o, which took the record in may when it sold for. The auction house sold the most expensive work in its roughly 274year history amedeo modiglianis painting nu couche sur le cote gauche.
Nu couche sur le cote gauche is said by sothebys to be the. Amedeo modigliani was the epitome of a tragic artist. The auction saw a nude by modigliani become the fourth most expensive work of art ever sold at auction. View amedeo modigliani biographical information, artworks upcoming at auction, and sale prices from our price archives. Born to a bourgeois family in italy, he later shunned his academic upbringing and willingly devolved into a poverty stricken vagabond. Bakalar returned to boston before the auction was over without knowing that his peasant in a white bonnet, by van gogh, an 1885 study for. The buyer of that painting was the long museum in shanghai. Amedeo modigliani 430 unknown drawings by modigliani brought to light as the son of the artists best friend releases a new book. See available works on paper, paintings, and sculpture for sale and learn about the artist. Jeanne modigliani born giovanna hebuterne, 29 november 1918 27 july 1984 was an italianfrench jewish art historian mostly known for her biographical research on her father, artist amedeo modigliani.
Sothebys ceo on modigliani record breaking auction. A sculpted stone head by artist amedeo modigliani sold at christies in paris on monday for euro 43. Reclining nude was sold at christies in manhattan after a protracted bidding battle to a buyer who wished to remain anonymous, according to the auction house. And the price of the modigliani fell short of the last auction high for a work by the. Amedeo modigliani, nu couche sur le cote gauche, 1917. Picasso, modigliani and william gropper drawings were reproduced inside. Most expensive paintings ever sold business insider. He was formally educated as a life painter in his teens, quickly developing a lifelong infatuation with nudes. Modigliani nude expected to lead spring art auctions with record. A painting by italian artist amedeo modigliani has become the most valuable work ever sold at sothebys.
Apr 24, 2018 sothebys ceo on modigliani recordbreaking auction. Modigliani nude breaks record for highest auction estimate. The painting, one of only five nudes ever auctioned, gave sothebys its highest price yet but failed to set a new record for the artist. A curated evening sale at christies in new york on nov. The auction house sold the most expensive work in its roughly 274year historyamedeo modiglianis painting nu couche sur le cote gauche. Nov 10, 2015 a painting by amedeo modigliani has fetched the secondhighest price for any artwork at an auction. Pablo picassos painting women of algiers version o set the record for the highest sum ever paid for an artwork at auction. It is one of the 27 sculptures that modigliani had ever made. Buy online, view images and see past prices for carl antonio longi oil. Modigliani nude carries highest presale estimate in history. Man and myth, later translated into english from the italian by esther rowland clifford. Amedeo modiglianis 1917 painting, nu couche sur le cote gauche. Sothebys sets new auction record with modigliani nude art.
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