Modigliani portrait fetches US$42mil at auction, Add to Collection (Create New) | Print Download: Plain Text XML All Source News Feed: Reuters Asia Online Report Entertainment LONDON: A portrait of Jeanne Hebuterne painted by Italian artist Amedeo Modigliani a year before his death in 1920 sold on Wednesday for 26.9 million pounds, above the high estimate set by Christie's auctioneers.
"Jeanne Hebuterne (au chapeau)" was the leading lot at the impressionist, modern and surrealist sale in London which brought in a total of 136.5 million pounds, a record at Christie's for the equivalent auction in London in February.
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