Shop for modigliani art from the worlds greatest living artists. 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. Amedeo modiglianis 1917 masterpiece nu couche sur le cote gauche was sold in new york last. Modigliani is beautifully told from the point of modigliani, the artist. On tuesday in hong kong, sothebys staged a dramatic reveal of this auction seasons star lot. Modiglianis masterpiece sets new world auction record. Modigliani nude breaks art auction record the telegraph. A painting by amedeo modigliani has fetched the secondhighest price for any artwork at an auction. Amedeo modiglianis nu couche 2015 world auction record. Amedeo modigliani was an italian artist known for his unique elongated style of portraiture. View artworks for sale by modigliani, amedeo amedeo modigliani 672, italian. I really felt like i could get a better understanding of modiglianis passion, his struggles both as a man and as an artist. New york auction sets records for modigliani, lichtenstein. Modigliani nude sets new record for auction estimate the.
Choose your favorite modigliani designs and purchase them as wall art, home decor, phone cases, tote bags, and more. One can get an intimate glimpse at the lifestyles of the struggling artists back in those days, some of whose names are titans in the art world today. Modigliani nu couche becomes one of the worlds most expensive. The buyer of that painting was the long museum in shanghai. Modigliani nude sets new record for auction estimate nu couche sur le cote gauche is said by sothebys to be the greatest painting from the artists series of oncecontroversial nudes. Jeanne modigliani paintings for sale jeanne modigliani. All modigliani artwork ships within 48 hours and includes a 30day moneyback guarantee.
This modigliani nude has the highest presale auction. Modigliani nude breaks record for highest auction estimate. 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. The painting, an erotic depiction of a woman posed like botticellis venus, was the star painting. Discover works for sale, auction results, market data, news and exhibitions on mutualart. 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. Modigliani nude carries highest presale estimate in. Modigliani nude with record estimate unveiled in hong kong. Nu couche sur le cote gauche was said by sothebys to be the greatest. Colin bought modiglianis seated nude with a necklace 1917 from a london dealer in 1949. Stay up to date with amedeo modigliani italian, 1884 1920. See available works on paper, paintings, and sculpture for sale and learn about the artist. In his intensity of individual characterisation, modigliani holds a fairly solitary place in his epoch.
Modigliani nude expected to lead spring art auctions with. Modigliani\s reclining nude fetches secondhighest record. 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. One of the artists 1917 nudes has broken the auction record for his works, set only months ago. The piece, one of only a few of the artists reclining nudes left in private hands, will hit the block during sothebys impressionist and modern evening sale in new york on may 14th. Amedeo modigliani 18841920 november 9 2015, new york lot 8 a. Nu couche sur le cote gauche is said by sothebys to be the. Tad smith, sothebys ceo, talks to cnbc s robert frank about new yorks spring art. A painting owned by irish racehorse breeder john magnier has fetched a record price at auction.
One senses in his finest pictures a unique and forceful impact from the sitter, an atmosphere of special circumstance, not to recur. A painting by italian artist amedeo modigliani has become the most valuable work ever sold at sothebys. A record price was set two and half years ago, and this modigliani is bigger, and better. Summarising modiglianis achievement as a portrait painter, james thrall soby has written. Modiglianis nu couche reclining nude leads a night of. Browse upcoming auctions and create alerts for artworks you are interested in. Find an indepth biography, exhibitions, original artworks for sale, the latest news, and sold auction prices. Jeanne modigliani, 19181984, daughter of amedeo modigliani, wrote his biography. Modigliani painting sets auction estimate record hypebeast. Christies on monday smashed new world record prices at auction for amedeo modigliani and roy lichtenstein, selling works by the artists for. Modigliani painting sells for record price at sothebys.
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