Sold for $106.5 million in 2010, 'Nude, Green Leaves and Bust' is which artist's most expensive painting?
Nude, Green Leaves and Bust Nude, Green Leaves and Bust Nude, Green Leaves and Bust () is a 1932 painting by Pablo Picasso, featuring his mistress Marie-Thérèse Walter. The painting was in the personal collection of Los Angeles art collectors Sidney and Frances Brody for nearly six decades. It sold at auction for US$106.5 million, the third highest price for a piece of artwork sold at auction at the time. "Nude, Green Leaves and Bust" is one of a series of portraits that Picasso painted of his mistress and muse Marie-Thérèse Walter from 1932. The vibrant blue and lilac canvas is more than tall. At
Nude Sitting on a Divan flush and basking in the afterglow". In 1999 "Nude Sitting on a Divan" sold at Sotheby's for $16.7 million, a record price for a painting by the artist. The most recent sale far surpassed the pre-sale estimate of $40 million, as well as the previous record for one of Modigliani's works, $52.6 million for a sculpture. Nude Sitting on a Divan Nude Sitting on a Divan (The Beautiful Roman Woman) is an oil on canvas painting by Italian artist Amedeo Modigliani depicting a partially draped woman seated with crossed legs against a warm red background. The work was one of