Twentieth-century Italian art made quite a showing at Sotheby’s recent London auctions, far outselling the work of other, more well-known European artists. “Although lacking heavyweight material by Modigliani or the Futurists, Sotheby’s realised £7.5 million for just 54 lots and set half a dozen new artists’ records in the process. Were it a football match, the result, on the basis of these figures, would have read Italy 4, Germany 2.” – The Telegraph (UK)