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.1918
Oil on canvas
18x11in
Yale University Art Gallery,Bequest of Mrs.Kate Lancaster Brewsate
c.1918
Oil on canvas
18x11in
Yale University Art Gallery,Bequest of Mrs.Kate Lancaster Brewsate
1913-1914
Oil on card-board
23 5/8x21 1/4in
Musee National d'Art Moderne,Centre Georges Pompidou,Paris,Purchase
1949
1913-1914
Oil on card-board
23 5/8x21 1/4in
Musee National d'Art Moderne,Centre Georges Pompidou,Paris,Purchase
1949
Height Width
INS/CM Quality
X
Portrait of Paul Alexandre in Front of a Window (mk39)
Portrait of Paul Alexandre in Front of a Window (mk39)
Painting ID:: 25463
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.