A bewitching portrait of one of Modigliani’s favorite models, ‘Elvire en buste’ from 1918 made its auction debut during The Paris Sales today, presented by @celine, and, in doing so, set a new French record for a painting by the artist. Unseen for the last 50 years, the work has been held in the same private collection since 1974. In the first ever appearance of a portrait of Elvire by Modigliani at auction, spirited competition between 7 bidders in the #SothebysParis salesroom drove the final p