Modigliani Sculpture with $35 M. Estimate Heads to Phillips New York Sale
Phillips will offer a rare Amedeo Modigliani sculpture during its New York sales. The auction house hopes to benefit from recent Modigliani momentum seen at auctions abroad. The sculpture is expected to sell for $35 million.
Phillips will include an uncommon Amedeo Modigliani sculpture in its New York auction slate, carrying a $35 million estimate. The house seems to be counting on the artist's recent strength at sales overseas. With few further details available here, the lot can be viewed through the wider art-market theme of auction houses timing major consignments to artist demand and cross-border buying patterns.
The sale could draw attention from collectors, dealers, and museum audiences following Modigliani and sculpture. A $35 million estimate may shape expectations for comparable works and could influence how auction houses schedule future high-value offerings. For the broader public, the outcome may become another signal of how global art-market momentum and New York sales affect cultural philanthropy, exhibition loans, and the visibility of early modern art.