Amedeo Modigliani

Nude portrait by Italian painter Modigliani fetches $157 million in auction

Sotheby's had estimated "Nu couché (sur le côté gauche)" to sell for in excess of $150 million, which made the 1917 oil painting the highest-estimated work of art in auction history.

May 15, 2018, 08:50 AM IST

'Spiderman' burglar on trial over USD 100-million Paris art haul

A burglar known as "Spiderman", notorious for daring acrobatic heists, goes on trial today for the 2010 theft of a $100-million haul that included works by Picasso and Matisse from a Paris gallery.

Jan 30, 2017, 11:55 AM IST

Modigliani's Reclining Nude breaks record, fetches $170m in bidding battle!

Amedeo Modigliani's painting bought for $170m at an auction!

Nov 11, 2015, 10:48 AM IST