A sculpture by Italian artist Amedeo Modigliani has fetched 43.2 million Euros ($52.6 million) at a Christie’s sale in Paris. The 65 cm limestone work, entitled “Tete,” was executed in 1910-12 and in the likeness of Modigliani’s most well-known portraits, with an oval face, almond-shaped eyes, a small mouth, a long fine nose and long neck.
The “Tete,” was one of 10 Modigliani sculptures held privately, most of Modigliani’s 27 sculptures are currently in museums around the world
The last record for a Modigliani was in November 2004, when a portrait of his wife and muse, Jeanne Hebuterne, went for 31.3 million dollars at a New York auction held by Sotheby’s.