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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:: 53541
Red-Haired young woman in chemise
mk232
1918
Oil on canvas
100x65cm
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Painting ID:: 53542
Reclining nude
mk232
1918
Oil on canvas
73x116cm
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Painting ID:: 53543
Seated Nude
mk232
1918
Pencil
42.5x25cm
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Painting ID:: 53544
Portrait of Jeanne Hebuterne-Head in profile
mk232
1918
oil on canvas
46x29cm
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Painting ID:: 53545
Standing Female nude
mk232
1918-19
Pencil
39.5x25.5cm
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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: | Balthasar van der Ast | William e.harris | anguissola sofonisba | Paul Hoeniger | George Leslie |
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