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Amedeo Modigliani
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.
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Painting ID:: 10576
Caryatid
1914, Gouache, brush, and ink on paper, 22 3/4 x 18 1/2 ins(57.8x47cm). The Museum of Modern Art, New York, Mrs. Harriet H. Jonas Bequest.
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Painting ID:: 10577
Rose Caryatid with Blue Border
1912, Watercolor on paper, 21 7/8 x 17 3/4 ins (55.6x45.1cm). Private Collection.
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Painting ID:: 10582
Caryatid
1914, Gouache on wove paper, mounted on canvas, mounted on wood panel, 55 3/8 x 26 1/8 ins (140.7x66.5cm). The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; Gift of Oveta Culp Hobby.
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Painting ID:: 10585
Caryatid
Blue Crayon and graphite on paper, 28 7/8 x 23 3/8 ins(73.3x59.4cm). Philadelphia Museum of Art.
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Painting ID:: 10588
Caryatid
1914, Mixed Media on cardboard, 29 x 19 1/2 ins(73.5x49.5cm). Private Collection.
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Amedeo Modigliani
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.
. Related Artists to Amedeo Modigliani: | louvre | William e.harris | Constantin Lecca | Edwaert Collier | Wiloliam Woollett |
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