Femme Nue Allongée
Buyers of Impressionist and Modern art must have thought that they are being fooled when on November 25, 1959 an empty frame was held up for auction at Sotheby’s. It was announced in the catalogue as Lot 66, ‘Femme nue allongée,’ a pencil sketch by Modigliani: but so fine were the lines that those seated in the front few rows could even see them. But those who had looked closely had seen a fine drawing there, and it was eventually sold.
