Portrait of Paulette Jourdain

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Paulette Jourdain
Amedeo Modigliani - Paulette Jourdain.jpg
ArtistAmedeo Modigliani
Year1919
TypeOil paint on canvas
Dimensions39.5 by 25.75 inches (100.3 cm × 65.4 cm)
LocationPrivate collection

Portrait of Paulette Jourdain is a 1919 oil painting by Italian painter Amedeo Modigliani.[1] It was in the personal collection of A. Alfred Taubman.[1] The painting was sold at auction by Sotheby's in November 2015 for $42.8 million.[2] The painting depicts Pauline Jourdain, who moved from Concarneau in Brittany to Paris in 1919 as a teenager.[3] One of Modigliani's largest works, it shows Cubist influences and references the Mona Lisa.[4]

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  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Pogrebin, Robin and Reyburn, Scott (9 November 2015). "With $170.4 Million Sale at Auction, Modigliani Work Joins Rarefied Nine-Figure Club". The New York Times. Retrieved 15 July 2018.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ Pogrebin, Robin (5 November 2015). "Worries of Market Chill at Sotheby's Auction of Ex-Chief's Collection". The New York Times. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  3. ^ Wayne, Kenneth (5 November 2015). "The True but Secret Story behind Amedeo Modigliani's The True but Secret Story behind Amedeo Modigliani's Favorite Model Paulette Jourdain". Artnet. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
  4. ^ "Amedeo Modigliani, 'Paulette Jourdain'". Sotheby's. 4 November 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2018.

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