Sotheby’s unveiled a record-setting Modigliani’s Nu Couché attached with the highest estimate ever placed on a work of art, bringing the artworld’s attention to the Italian artist and his celebrated series of Reclining Nudes made between 1916 - 1919. We have made a compilation of 20 paintings from the series, some are currently in museum collections while some are kept in private hands. Here is a quick look at paintings from the acclaimed series.
Italian painter Amedeo Modigliani was best known for his Reclining Nudes series
The twelve paintings below are now housed in museums.
New York｜The Metropolitan Museum of Art｜Painted in 1917
New York｜Museum of Modern Art｜Painted in 1919
New York｜Solomon R.Guggenheim Museum｜Painted 1917
Shanghai｜Long Museum｜Painted in 1917
Osaka｜Osaka City Museum of Fine Arts｜Painted in 1917
Washington｜National Gallery of Art｜Painted in 1917
Washington｜National Gallery of Art｜Painted in 1918
Oberlin, Ohio｜Allen Memorial Art Museum｜Painted in 1917
Philadelphia｜Barnes Foundation｜Painted in 1917
Zürich｜Foundation E.G. Bührle｜Painted in 1916
Stuttgart｜Staatsgalerie Stuttgart｜Painted in 1917
Rome｜Galleria Nazionale d'arte Moderna ｜Painted in 1918 - 1919
The seven paintings below are currently held in private hands
It was sold for US$1.18m to Russian art collector Dmitry Rybolovlev in a 2012 private sale｜Painted in 1917
Painted in 1916
Painted in 1916
Painted in 1917
Painted in 1919
Painted in 1917
Painted in 1919
Here is the one offered at Sotheby’s coming Impressionist and Modern Art Evening Sale in New York.
Amedeo Modigliani. Nu couché (sur le côté gauche)
Lot no.: 18
Created in: 1917
Size: 89.5 x 146.7cm
Provenance:
- Léopold Zborowski, Paris (acquired from the artist)
- Jonas Netter, Paris (acquired by 1926)
- Private Collection, Paris (by descent from the above)
- Private Collection, United States (acquired from the above and sold: Christie’s, New York, November 4, 2003, lot 29)
- Acquired at the above sale
Estimate: US$150,000,000
Auction details
Auction house: Sotheby's New York
Sale: Impressionist and Modern Art Evening Sale
Lots offered: 46
Viewing:
2018/5/4 - 5｜10am - 5pm
2018/5/6｜1pm - 5pm
2018/5/7 - 12｜10am - 5pm
2018/5/13｜1pm - 5pm
2018/5/14｜10am - 1pm
Auction: 2018/5/14｜7pm