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9 - Amedeo MODIGLIANI (1884–1920)
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Estimate €60,000 - €80,000
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Amedeo MODIGLIANI (1884–1920) Caryatid – c. 1911–1912 Graphite on paper 42 x 26 cm (creases and restoration) The Restellini Institute has confirmed the authenticity of this work. An expert report No. 2026/D/2389 dated 22 July 2026 (42 pages with numerous illustrations and a scientific analysis) will be issued to the purchaser. This work will be catalogued and reproduced in the forthcoming volume of the Catalogue Raisonné of drawings currently being prepared by Marc Restellini Provenance: - André Lefèvre Collection (1883–1963) - Sale of the André Lefèvre Collection, Maître Etienne Ader, Palais Galliera, Paris, 24 November 1967 (cat. no. 48) - Michel Couturier Collection Exhibitions: - “Modigliani, Campigli, Sironi”, Kunsthalle Bern, August–September 1955 (cat. no. 54) - “André Lefèvre Collection”, Musée National d’Art Moderne, Paris, March–April 1964 (catalogue no. 214) Bibliography: - “Modigliani. Catalogue Raisonné. Volume III. Drawings and Watercolours” by Christian Parisot, Edizioni Carte Segrete, 2006 (reproduced as no. 32/12 on p. 269 and illustrated on p. 89) Note: In Modigliani’s body of work, the term “caryatid” refers to a series of paintings, sculptures and drawings produced between 1910 and 1914, depicting a female, male or androgynous figure, inspired by an architectural motif from ancient Greece. Hovering between the real and the unreal, these figures take the form of stylised human bodies. These are imaginary and anonymous bodies, whose position and framing vary from one work to another, but which are always depicted with both arms raised – either joined above the head or spread apart – in a supporting posture. Our female caryatid is depicted seated in profile, her head slightly tilted. She adopts a sinuous, mannerist pose, with both arms raised and outstretched, as if to support an invisible weight. This drawing was part of the collection of André Lefèvre (1883–1963), a French banker and financier. In 1927, he retired from business and built up one of the most important private collections of modern art of his time, bringing together over 700 works, including pieces by Braque, Picasso, Léger, Gris and some fifteen works by Modigliani. He played an active role in promoting Modigliani’s work. A large part of his collection was sold off at four auctions organised between 1964 and 1967 by Maître Étienne Ader at the Palais Galliera in Paris.
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About the sale The Estate of Monique Couturier
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Auction time 10/06/2026 at 3:00 PM
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