Portrait of Paulette Jourdain

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]

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

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.
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