A Modigliani sets a European Record at Sotheby's
Thursday, June 25, 2026
The auction organized in London by Sotheby's, dedicated to the private art collection of Joe Lewis, generated sales of £296.3 million (almost €344 million).
The collection, which includes 48 works of art, is being auctioned over two days. The record of the evening was set by the nude 'Nude with Necklace' by Amedeo Modigliani, sold for £48.2 million, the highest price ever achieved in Europe for a work by this artist.
Other notable works include 'Portrait of Gertrud Loew' by Gustav Klimt, sold for £36.2 million, and 'Sleeping by the Lion Carpet' by Lucian Freud, which fetched £29.3 million.
Main Image: "Nude on a Necklace" by Amedeo Modigliani, 1917. Courtesy Sotheby's