Amedeo Modigliani and a Nude Sitting on a Divan

'A Nude Sitting on a Divan' (1917) by Amedeo Modigliani; Private Collection

'A Nude Sitting on a Divan (The Beautiful Roman Woman)' is a painting by the Italian artist Amedeo Modigliani, born on July 12, 1884, and died on January 24, 1920. I love his paintings, mainly portraits of women with elongated faces. There are numerous portraits that I could have chosen, all beautiful in form and colour. The painting posted here is the one that sold for a staggering sum of $ 68.9 million at Sotheby's in New York on the 2nd of November, 2010. This is the highest price ever paid for an artwork by Modigliani. Click here for the article in the New York Times.