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THE MAGAZINE UPCOMING AUCTIONS
A painter and his dealer
Anna Zborowska posed often for Amedeo
Modigliani. A member of Poland's upper
aristocracy, she was much more than just
a model; Anna and her husband, the
poet Leopold Zborowski, became Modigliani's
usual dealers. After Leopold died in 1932, she
kept the gallery going until her death in 1978, bequeathing
the collection to her only heir, her nephew
Romuald Brabander. In addition to this drawing, it
includes seven more signed by Modigliani as well as
others by Ossip Zadkine (“Portrait de Leopold
Zborowski”, 1919, black pencil and stump,
€3,000/4,000), Pablo Picasso, Eugène Delacroix and
Leopold Survage. Leopold Zborowski, the Polish
dealer and Jonas Netter, the Alsatian patron of the arts
whose collection is on display at the Pinacothèque de
Paris, were avant-garde players interested in the art of
Modigliani, Soutine and Utrillo. The first time "Zbo"
saw Modigliani's works was at Kisling's, at a time when
the Italian artist was working in the cellar of the dealer
USEFUL INFO
Where ? Saint-Pair-sur-Mer
When ? 4 November
Who ? Florence Rois SVV. Mr. de Bayser
How much ? €10,000/15,000
See the catalogue : www.gazette-drouot.com
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Amedeo Modigliani (1884-1920), “Portrait de Anna
Zborowska”, 1919, black pencil on brown paper. 19.5 x 13.5 cm.
Estimate: €3,000/4,000.
Chéron. Paul Guillaume was unable to sell his works
but Zborowski fought for the painter's recognition.
He managed to sell several of his works in London,
including “Portrait de Lunia Cheskowa”. Excited by this
success, Modigliani jotted the astronomical sum of
"1 000 000 000 00 fr" down on our drawing.
Caroline Legrand