Italian Expressionist Painter and Sculptor, 1884-1920
Amedeo Clemente Modigliani (July 12, 1884 ?C January 24, 1920) was an Italian artist of Jewish heritage, practicing both painting and sculpture, who pursued his career for the most part in France. Modigliani was born in Livorno (historically referred to in English as Leghorn), in northwestern Italy and began his artistic studies in Italy before moving to Paris in 1906. Influenced by the artists in his circle of friends and associates, by a range of genres and art movements, and by primitive art, Modigliani's œuvre was nonetheless unique and idiosyncratic. He died in Paris of tubercular meningitis, exacerbated by poverty, overworking, and an excessive use of alcohol and narcotics, at the age of 35.
c 1912
Oil on canvas 92.1 x 60 cm 36 1/4 x 23 5/8 in Courtauld Institute Galleries London
c 1912
Oil on canvas 92.1 x 60 cm 36 1/4 x 23 5/8 in Courtauld Institute Galleries London
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Reclining Nude with Loose Hair (mk38)
Reclining Nude with Loose Hair (mk38)
Painting ID:: 25298
1917
Oil on canvas 23 x 36 1/4 in (60 x 92.2 cm)
Osaka City Museum of Modern Art Japan
1917
Oil on canvas 23 x 36 1/4 in (60 x 92.2 cm)
Osaka City Museum of Modern Art Japan
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Jean Cocteau (mk38)
Jean Cocteau (mk38)
Painting ID:: 25299
1916-17
Oil on canvas 39 1/2 x 32 in
(100.4 x 81.3 cm)
The Henry and Rose Pearlman Foundation,Inc
1916-17
Oil on canvas 39 1/2 x 32 in
(100.4 x 81.3 cm)
The Henry and Rose Pearlman Foundation,Inc
Italian Expressionist Painter and Sculptor, 1884-1920
Amedeo Clemente Modigliani (July 12, 1884 ?C January 24, 1920) was an Italian artist of Jewish heritage, practicing both painting and sculpture, who pursued his career for the most part in France. Modigliani was born in Livorno (historically referred to in English as Leghorn), in northwestern Italy and began his artistic studies in Italy before moving to Paris in 1906. Influenced by the artists in his circle of friends and associates, by a range of genres and art movements, and by primitive art, Modigliani's œuvre was nonetheless unique and idiosyncratic. He died in Paris of tubercular meningitis, exacerbated by poverty, overworking, and an excessive use of alcohol and narcotics, at the age of 35.