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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:: 53501
Yellow Sweater
mk232
c.1919
Oil on canvas
99x66cm
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Painting ID:: 53502
Portrait of Monsieur Baranouski
mk232
1918
Oil on canvas
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Painting ID:: 53503
The Young Servant Girl
mk232
1919
Oil on canvas
99x61cm
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Painting ID:: 53504
Portrait of Jeanne Hebuterne
mk232
1918
Oil on canvas
91.4x73cm
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Painting ID:: 53505
Seated Nude
mk232
c.1917
Pencil
31.2x23.9cm
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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: | johnwilliam waterhouse,R.A. | Joseph Benoit Suvee | Pietro, Nicolo di | Laurent de la Hyre | majestas domini |
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