Modigliani shines at Christie’s London, February 2013

Amedeo Modigliani
Jeanne Hébuterne (au chapeau)
1919
Sold for £26,921,250 / $42,104,835 / €31,040,201

Modigliani shines at Christie’s London, February 2013 Christie’s Impressionist and Modern Art Evening Sale in London on 6 February 2013 realized £136,462,100/ $213,426,725/ €157,340,801, highlighted by Amedeo Modigliani’s ‘Jeanne Hébuterne (au chapeau)’ which sold for £26,9 million.]]>

February 7, 2013, source: Christie’s

The top price at the auction was paid for “Jeanne Hébuterne (au chapeau)”, 1919, by Amedeo Modigliani (1884-1920) which sold for £26,921,250/ $42,104,835/ €31,040,201 (estimate: £16-22 million). One of the acclaimed elegant and lyrical portraits that the artist created of his muse and lover, this work has exceptional provenance having passed through the hands of several important dealers and collectors, including Léopold Zborowski, Paul Guillaume and Henri Belien.

“Aprés le déjeuner”, 1881 by Berthe Morisot (1841-1895) realised £6,985,250⁄ $10,924,931⁄ €8,053,993, becoming the most valuable work of art by a female artist sold at auction (estimate: £1.5-2.5million). Offered for the first time in 15 years, this is an historic painting by Morisot, considered by many of her contemporaries to be ‘l’impressioniste par excellence.’

Painted during the height of Impressionism, “L’ombrelle”, 1878, by Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) realised £9,673,250/ $15,128,963/ €11,153,257 (estimate: £4-7million). Offered for the first time in almost 25 years, L’ombrelle has excellent provenance, having been owned by Erwin Davis, one of the earliest American collectors of Impressionism.

“Nu accroupi”, 1960, by Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) realised £7,321,250/ $11,450,435/ €8,441,401 (estimate: £3-5million). “Murnau – Ansicht mit Burg, Kirche und Eisenbahn”, 1909, by Wassily Kandinsky (1866-1944) realised £6,761,250/ $10,574,595/ €7,795,721 (estimate: £5-7 million). “Femme (Femme debout)” by Joan Miró (1893 – 1983) realised £6,313,250/ $9,873,923/ €7,279,177 (estimate: £3-5million).

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