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Amedeo Modigliani sculpture sells for 43.2m euros
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Amedeo Modigliani's sculpted limestone head sold for 43.2 million euros (equivalent to £35.8 million) at Christie's auction house in Paris, setting a record for the artist and for art sold at auction in France.
43200000 euros · Amedeo Modigliani's sculpted limestone head35800000 pounds sterling · equivalent value of the sale
Christie's, auction house
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The 65cm limestone head by Amedeo Modigliani was first shown at the Salon d'Automne exhibition in Paris in 1912.
65 cm · limestone head by Amedeo Modigliani
A sculpted limestone head by Amedeo Modigliani has sold for 43.2m euros (£35.8m) at Christie's auction house in Paris - a record for the artist.
The piece, created between 1910 and 1912 and depicting an elongated face with almond-shaped eyes, was bought by an anonymous telephone bidder.
The Italian artist switched from sculpture to painting later in his life, partly because of ill health.
The sale was also a record for art sold at auction in France, Christie's said.
The 65cm head was first shown at the Salon d'Automne exhibition in Paris in 1912.
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