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.
Yound Seated Girl With Brown Hair 1918, oil on canvas, 36 1/4 x 37 5/8 ins (92 x 95.5 cm). Mesee National Picasso, Paris, Donated by Picasso. Painting ID:: 10620
Amedeo Modigliani Yound Seated Girl With Brown Hair 1918, oil on canvas, 36 1/4 x 37 5/8 ins (92 x 95.5 cm). Mesee National Picasso, Paris, Donated by Picasso.
Boy in Short Pants 1918, oil on canvas, 39 1/2 x 25 1/2 ins (100.3 x 64.8 cm). Dallas, Museum of Art, Gift of the Leland Fikes Foundation, INC. Painting ID:: 10622
Amedeo Modigliani Boy in Short Pants 1918, oil on canvas, 39 1/2 x 25 1/2 ins (100.3 x 64.8 cm). Dallas, Museum of Art, Gift of the Leland Fikes Foundation, INC.
Portrait of a Student 1918-1919, oil on canvas, 24 x 18 1/8 ins (61x46 cm). The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York. Painting ID:: 10623
Amedeo Modigliani Portrait of a Student 1918-1919, oil on canvas, 24 x 18 1/8 ins (61x46 cm). The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York.
The Servant Girl 1918, oil on canvas, 60 x 24 ins (152.4 x 61 cm). Albright - Knox Art Gallery. Buffalo, New York, Room of Contemporary Art Fund, 1939. Painting ID:: 10624
Amedeo Modigliani The Servant Girl 1918, oil on canvas, 60 x 24 ins (152.4 x 61 cm). Albright - Knox Art Gallery. Buffalo, New York, Room of Contemporary Art Fund, 1939.
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.