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Marc Chagall Achieves Upper End of Price Estimate at Christie’s New York Sale

^Chagall painted a series in the early 1950s evocative of Paris. I particularly like the use of bold colour - the mix of his early Expressionism together with the influence of Fauvism. Most of all I love to be reminded of Paris!
As I recall Modigliani setting a record at Sotheby’s in an earlier post, so […]

Impressionist and Modern Art Sale in New York Sets Record Price for Modigliani

- Works by Joan Miro and Matisse fail to sell
- Record Price for a painting by Modigliani
- Other Modigliani paintings exceed pre sale estimates
- All eyes on Christie’s forthcoming modern and impressionist sale
Italian born figurative artist Modigliani, died in Paris in 1920 from meningitis; his body exhausted from overwork, drug and alcohol abuse. We can […]