What the Art Market has to say about Amedeo MODIGLIANI (1884-1920)

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Phillips hammers second highest sales total in its history [17 Nov 2023]

In the wake of the major New York sales at Christie’s and Sotheby’s, Phillips’ sales of Modern, 20th Century and Contemporary art generated a total of $155 million last Tuesday, (14 November), the second highest sales total in the company’s art auction history. The first part of the sale offered Modern works from the prestigious […]

The top 10 global art auction results in October [31 Oct 2023]

Among the nearly 50,000 artworks sold around the world during the month of October, the Top 10 results alone generated $154 million, only $10 million less than in October 2022. Three of these top 10 results were hammered in Paris, two in London and – above all – five in Hong Kong, once again proving […]

Modigliani’s last masterpiece sold at Sotheby’s Hong Kong [06 Oct 2023]

  This 5 October, Amadeo Modigliani’s exceptional portrait of Paulette Jourdain was the star lot of a Sotheby’s sale in Hong Kong. Sold for $34.8 million, it did not return the amount obtained in 2015, but lost 8 million. In the spring of 2015 American shopping center magnate Alfred Taubman, a wealthy art collector and former […]

New York’s recent Contemporary Art sales [25 Nov 2022]

Christie’s, Sotheby’s and Phillips each hosted major Contemporary Art sessions in New York last week. Artprice looks back at the highlights. Sotheby’s: an exceptional result of $856 million The overall tally from Sotheby’s New York sales between November 14 and 18 was exceptional: Patrick Drahi’s company took a total $856 million from six sessions of […]

Christie’s Paris celebrates its 20th anniversary [10 Dec 2021]

Twenty years have passed since François Curiel set up the French headquarters of Christie’s in Paris. The British company’s arrival in France was made possible in 2001 by the French government finally cancelling the royal decree prohibiting foreign competition for auctions and opening its internal market to international companies. When they arrived, Christie’s decided to […]

Eli Broad: the unreasonable collector [25 May 2021]

“The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore, all progress depends on the unreasonable man” George Bernard Shaw. Eli Broad made this maxim his own; he even alluded to it in the title of his autobiography / success manual published in 2012, […]

Monet and Basquiat tomorrow at Sotheby’s… Over $40 million each? [11 May 2021]

On 12 May in New York, Sotheby’s will be hosting two evening sales: one dedicated to Impressionist & Modern art, the other to Contemporary art. The two most expensive works – a Monet and a Basquiat respectively – could each exceed $40 million. An important painting from Claude MONET’s Water Lilies series and one of […]

Top 10 of the most expensive artworks in 2019 [20 Dec 2019]

Artprice regularly reviews the top 10 ranking of artworks that have fetched the highest prices on the global art auction market… works that have excited and moved global buyers more than any others. As the year-end is an appropriate moment for tallies and totals, here is an update of the most spectacular Fine Art auction […]

Sotheby’s dominates London’s sales [25 Jun 2019]

With a total of $125.5 million from 23 Impressionist & Modern Art lots on 19 June, Sotheby’s dwarfed its competition last week; Christie’s Imp-Mod total amounted to just $45.8 million.   Christie’s kicked off London’s June sales of Impressionist & Modern Art with a disappointing total (18 June). The world’s leading auction firm generated $45.8 […]

Top Modern art [08 Mar 2019]

Every other Friday, Artprice compiles a “Top” ranking providing insight into the Art market’s major trends. This week we look back at the 10 most highly valued Modern works in 2018. Generally speaking, the Modern segment generates the Art Market’s most spectacular auction results, including two results above the $100 million threshold last year. In […]

A stunning top 10 in the first half of 2018 [08 Jun 2018]

Artprice’s fortnightly series of Fine Art auction rankings gives you a theme-based TOP article every other Friday. Today’s TOP article looks back at the best auction results during the first five months of the year. The top 10 best results in the first half of 2018 generated a total of $816 million. Of course, this […]

New York reveals the art market’s latest trends [22 May 2018]

Francis BACON’s Study for a Portrait (1977) dominated New York’s May sales of Contemporary & Post-War Art with a result of $49.8 million at Christie’s. Although big, it was significantly below the results posted a few days earlier at the Impressionist & Modern Art sales where three works fetched above $70 million. These included of […]

Another Modigliani Nu Couché sets the market on fire… [02 May 2018]

In 2015, a Reclining Nude by Modigliani became the second most expensive artwork in auction history. Three years later, another nude by the same iconic artist has appeared on the market. With this spectacular canvas, shown in Hong Kong its sale in New York, Sotheby’s is probably hoping for another major auction record for the […]

The best sales of the first quarter [07 Apr 2017]

Discover the best sales every Friday! Every other Friday, Artprice posts a theme-based auction ranking. Our weekly ranking unveils the world’s 10 best auction sales in the first quarter of 2017. In the Top 10 of the first quarter, two auction houses obtain results ranging between $17 and $59m: Christie’s and Sotheby’s, for sales in […]

The Alicia Koplowitz Collection [14 Feb 2017]

A superb exhibition is about to open at the Jacquemart-André Museum in Paris from 3 March to 10 July 2017. The exhibition is not exceptional for the volume of work presented but rather for its exquisite quality and particularly for the artistic dialogue over four centuries of art history that it highlights. Few collections (except […]

Artprice.com: Defying all forecasts: China upped 18%, dominated the global Art Market in the first half of 2016 [25 Jul 2016]

1. China returns to the leader position as the world’s largest art marketplace with a +18% increase2. Hong Kong posted H1 growth of 10% 3. Market liquidity has been guaranteed by transactions volumes up 3.2%

London’s art market stands firm [12 Jul 2016]

Once again, the art market is proving its remarkable capacity for resistance in contexts of political and economic turmoil.

The results of London’s latest major Impressionist & Modern Art sales [28 Jun 2016]

The results of London’s latest major Impressionist & Modern Art sales

Flash News: Jérome Bosch – Berne – Amedeo Modigliani [26 Feb 2016]

Every fortnight, Artprice provides a short round up of art market news: Jérome Bosch – Berne – Amedeo Modigliani

Top 10 most costly works in the world [05 Feb 2016]

Fridays are the Best! Every other Friday, Artprice offers you a themed auction ranking.

Overview of key week in NY auction calendar [17 Nov 2015]

Sotheby’s and Christie’s prayers appear to have been answered, at least partially. After one of the most important weeks in New York’s prestige sales calendar (4-12 November),

Mixed results for the first part of the Taubman sales [10 Nov 2015]

The room was packed for this historic sale and the atmosphere was electric…at least, at the start of the bidding, which often lost its momentum somewhat prematurely, leading to a certain amount of anxiety.

Sculpture: Top 10! [02 Jan 2015]

Friday is Top day!Every other Friday, Artprice publishes a theme-based auction ranking. This week, Artprice takes a look at the world’s 10 most expensive sculptures,

The Top Ten hammer prices of 2014 [19 Dec 2014]

Friday is Top day! Every other Friday, Artprice publishes a theme-based auction ranking.2014 was a year positively bursting with records. And yet the highest bid was still far below the peak achieved in 2013 – and naturally, we wonder why. This week, to shed more light on the situation, Artprice looks back at the Top Ten hammer prices of 2014.

The Top Ten in Europe. Chapter 6: France [21 Nov 2014]

Friday is Top day! Every other Friday, Artprice publishes a theme-based auction ranking. This week, we reveal the top ten bids ever made in France – a true celebration of modernity.

Flash News: Sotheby’s Top 3 of Modern Art – Christie’s Top 3 of Modern Art – Latin American art – watch this space! [14 Nov 2014]

Every fortnight, Artprice provides a short round up of art market news: Sotheby’s Top 3 of Modern Art – Christie’s Top 3 of Modern Art – Latin American art – watch this space!

The Top Ten Nudes [29 Aug 2014]

Friday is Top day! Every other Friday, Artprice publishes a theme-based auction ranking. This week: the top ten bids for nudes.

Flash News : Nicolas de Staël – Amedeo Modigliani – Boticelli [13 Jun 2014]

Every fortnight, Artprice provides a short round up of art market news: Nicolas de Staël – Amedeo Modigliani – Boticelli

Results of Impressionist & Modern Art sales in New York [13 May 2014]

The first of New York’s two high points in the annual art market agenda ended on the evening of May 7 after the last bid at Sotheby’s prestige Impressionist & Modern art sale.

The Top Ten of the 1910s [12 May 2014]

Friday is Top day! Every other Friday, Artprice publishes a theme-based auction ranking. This week: the top ten sales of works from the 1910s.

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