Jenny Saville Most Expensive Painting

On friday night in a salesroom at sothebys london jenny savilles masterful seated nude self portrait propped 1992 which features the artist gazing down at the viewer with a long quotation. Jenny saville became the worlds most expensive living female artist when her painting propped 1992 sold at the houses new bond street salesroom for 95 million 124 million. London national portrait gallery painting the century oct.
jenny saville most expensive painting

Notes the young british artist jenny saville is often regarded as the only worthy successor of the gentleman painter lucien freud.

Jenny saville most expensive painting. The work was from the portion of the sale dedicated to pieces from the management consultant and collector david teiger that grossed a total of 359 million 47 million. Last week jenny savilles 1992 painting propped sold for a grand total of 124 million propelling the english artist to become the most expensive living female artist. Last week jenny savilles propped was sold for a grand 95 million making her the most expensive female living artist. Hartford university of hartford joseloff gallery jenny saville nov.

157159000 amedeo modigliani nu couche sur le cote gauche 1917. The auction which took place at the contemporary art evening auction in sothebys new bond street gallery saw a vigorous bidding war for savilles oil painting of a nude woman. And jenny saville became the most expensive living female artist when a work of hers sold for 124 million but that lot failed to crack the top 100. Below the top 20 auction lots of the year.