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.
Beatrice Hastings in Front of a Door 1915, oil on canvas, 32 x 18 1/4 ins (81.3 x 46.4 cm). Private Collection, Courtesy Ivor Braka Ltd., London. Painting ID:: 10605
Amedeo Modigliani Beatrice Hastings in Front of a Door 1915, oil on canvas, 32 x 18 1/4 ins (81.3 x 46.4 cm). Private Collection, Courtesy Ivor Braka Ltd., London.
Hanka Zborowska 1917, oil on canvas. 21 5/8 x 15 ins (55x38 cm). Galleria nazionale d'Arte Moderna, Rome. Painting ID:: 10607
Amedeo Modigliani Hanka Zborowska 1917, oil on canvas. 21 5/8 x 15 ins (55x38 cm). Galleria nazionale d'Arte Moderna, Rome.
Nude with Coral Necklace 1917, oil on canvas, 26 3/16 x 39 1/8 ins (64.4x99.4 cm). Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, College, Ohio, Gift of Joseph and Enid Bissett, 1955. Painting ID:: 10608
Amedeo Modigliani Nude with Coral Necklace 1917, oil on canvas, 26 3/16 x 39 1/8 ins (64.4x99.4 cm). Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, College, Ohio, Gift of Joseph and Enid Bissett, 1955.
Nude 1917, oil on canvas, 28 3/4 x 45 7/8 ins (73x116.7 cm). The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, Gift of Solomon R. Guggenheim, 1941. Painting ID:: 10609
Amedeo Modigliani Nude 1917, oil on canvas, 28 3/4 x 45 7/8 ins (73x116.7 cm). The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, Gift of Solomon R. Guggenheim, 1941.
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.