Christie's in Paris
 

The sculpture "Head", created by Italian sculptor and painter Amedeo Modigliani, was sold at auction at Christie's in Paris for 43 million euros.

Starting price sculpture of a female head was four million euros. Italian collector offered for a sculpture worth 43 million euros. Thus, the "head", a height of 65 centimeters, was the most expensive work of Amedeo Modigliani, put up for auction at Christie's in the history of sales ...
On the sculpture by Modigliani worked for two years, from 1910 to 1912.

The French house Christie's, François de Rikli said that collectors from around the world were traded on the phone for a work of Modigliani. Four bidders were willing to shell out more than 25 million euros. Name of new owner sculpture of a female head de Rikli did not disclose.

I tipped off this morning - a sculpture in Russia. . .

who were taken - have not bought

some amount of surreal ...