Oct 03, 2014
By Michael Kramer
Two precious sculptures are among the prized pieces at Sotheby’s impressionist and modern art auction in New York.
The works by Alberto Giacometti and Amedeo Modigliani – are both from private collections.
Giacometti’s “Chariot” is a bronze sculpture of an elongated figure, on top of a wheeled chariot. The 1951 painted cast piece has been in the same collection for over 40 years.
It’s estimated to sell for over $100 million.
Modigliani’s “Tete” was carved in 1911 and 1912 from a block of limestone which was scavenged from a Paris construction site.
The work has never appeared at auction – and comes with a presale estimate of $45 million.
The Sotheby’s sale is November 4th.
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