Modigliani Sculpture Sells for $70.7 Million at Sotheby’s
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Amedeo Modigliani’s sculpture of a goddess’s head sold for $70.7 million at Sotheby’s in New York, setting a record for the artist.
“Tete,” created in 1911-1912 from limestone that the sculptor took from a construction site in Paris, had a presale estimate of more than $45 million. The work, from a private collection, has never been at auction, Sotheby’s said.