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Paulette Jourdain
Artist	Amedeo Modigliani
Year	1919
Type	Oil paint on canvas
Dimensions	39.5 by 25.75 inches (100.3 cm × 65.4 cm)
Location	Private collection

Portrait of Paulette Jourdain is a 1919 oil painting by Italian painter Amedeo Modigliani. It was in the personal collection of A. Alfred Taubman. The painting was sold at auction by Sotheby's in November 2015 for $42.8 million. The painting depicts Pauline Jourdain, who moved from Concarneau in Brittany to Paris in 1919 as a teenager. One of Modigliani's largest works, it shows Cubist influences and references the Mona Lisa. The painting was in the private collection of Liu Yiqian and was sold auction in 2023 for an unexpected low price of $34.9 million dollars.

References

1. ^ 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.{{cite news}}: 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.
5. Keith Bradsher (5 October 2023). "Major China Art Auction Fails to Draw Big Bids". The New York Times. Retrieved 23 January 2024.

External links

• Le modèle et ses peintres: 1991 interview with Paulette Jourdain on Institut national de l'audiovisuel website

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