World record Matisse auction

Henri Matisse’s monumental bronze sculpture Nu de dos, 4 état (Back IV) was the top lot of the Impressionist and Modern Evening Sale in New York on 3 November, setting a new world auction record for the artist at $48,802,500 and surpassing its top estimate of $35 million.

Watch the auction video, then purchase your very own SM/ART Edition Matisse for considerably less!