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.
Amedeo Modigliani Oscar Miestchaninoff 1917, oil on canvas, 18 1/8 x 13 ins( 46 x 33 cm). Helly Nahmad Gallery, New York.
Young Woman of the People 1918, oil on canvas, 39 3/8 x 25 3/8 ins (100x64.5 cm). Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Frances and Armand Hammer Purchase Fund. Painting ID:: 10617
Amedeo Modigliani Young Woman of the People 1918, oil on canvas, 39 3/8 x 25 3/8 ins (100x64.5 cm). Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Frances and Armand Hammer Purchase Fund.
Yound Woman in a Striped Blouse 1917, oil on canvas, 36 1/4 x 23 5/8 ins (92x60 cm). Helly Nahmad Gallery, New York. Painting ID:: 10618
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.