Modigliani's sculpture was sold for 52 million dollars

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The sculpture Amedeo Modigliani "Head" was sold today at Christie's auction in Paris for 43.18 million euros (more than 52 million U.S. dollars). The result of trades was a record for works by Modigliani - for such amount has not previously sold any of his paintings or sculptures. Organizers estimated the sculpture at auction between $ 6 to $ 8 million.
Painting "Crossroads" of Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec has been sold for 241,000 euros (292.5 thousand dollars), and still-life "Bouquet of Roses" by his left hand for 259,000 euros (314.3 thousand dollars). "The angle of the wall (night scene)," work by Paul Gauguin bought for 253,000 euros (307,000 dollars). One of the bronze sculpture "The Kiss" by Auguste Rodin was sold for 277,000 euros (336,140 dollars), and the picture "An angel with a violin" by Marc Chagall went for 151,000 euros (183,000 dollars).