Amedeo Modigliani’s 1917 'Nu assis au collier,' known for prompting the police closure of his sole lifetime exhibition due to its perceived indecency, appears at auction for the first time in over three decades at Sotheby’s London.
Two signature Banksy works, 'Girl with Balloon' and 'Nola,' from the late Matthew Perry's estate garnered nearly £1 million at a Dallas auction, with the substantial proceeds aiding the Matthew Perry Foundation's mission to combat addiction stigma.
Beyond the celebrity provenance, Matthew Perry's Banksy holdings, notably "Girl with Balloon" and "Nola," commanded robust prices at auction, with proceeds directed towards the Matthew Perry Foundation.
Marwan, Untitled (1977), sold for $294,900, more than two and a half times the low estimate at Kunsthaus Lempertz, Cologne. Egg tempera on canvas, 89.0 x 116.0cm. The work has not been traded before.
Georg Baselitz, Borcke (1986), sold for $619,300 (EUR533,400), more than the low estimate at Kunsthaus Lempertz in Cologne on June 5.
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