Exhibition of Works by Painter Amedeo Modigliani Opens at the Municipal House in Prague

PRAGUE.- The Municipal House opens a unique exhibition of the works of the world-renowned early 20th-century Italian painter and sculptor Amedeo Modigliani (1884–1920), which will run from December 9 to February 28, 2011 at the elegant venue of the Municipal House in Prague. The organisers chose the artist’s own magically sounding name as the exhibition’s title. The exhibition aims to acquaint the public not just with Modigliani’s work, but also with the man himself and his life. To complement the [...]

La Belle Romaine to Lead Sotheby’s November 2010 Impressionist & Modern Art Evening Sale

NEW YORK, NY.- Amedeo Modigliani’s Nu assis sur un divan (La Belle Romaine), the finest painting by the artist to appear at auction in recent years, will lead Sotheby’s 2 November 2010 Impressionist & Modern Art Evening Sale in New York (est. in excess of $40 million). La Belle Romaine ranks among the definitive nudes in the history of Western art, continuing in the tradition of Botticelli’s Venus, Velazquez’s Rokeby Venus, Ingres’ Baigneuse turque and Manet’s Olympia. The work will [...]