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.
Portrait of a yound woman (Ragazza) 1916-19??, oil on canvas, 25 1/2 x 19 3/4 ins(64.8x50.2cm). Dallas Museum Foundation Incorporated. Painting ID:: 10526
Amedeo Modigliani Portrait of a yound woman (Ragazza) 1916-19??, oil on canvas, 25 1/2 x 19 3/4 ins(64.8x50.2cm). Dallas Museum Foundation Incorporated.
The Cellist 1909, oil on canvas, 51 1/4 x 31 7/8 ins(130x81cm). Private Collection. Painting ID:: 10528
Amedeo Modigliani The Cellist 1909, oil on canvas, 51 1/4 x 31 7/8 ins(130x81cm). Private Collection.
The Little Peasant 1918, oil on canvas, 39 3/8 x 25 3/8 ins(100x64.5cm). Tate Gallery, London, Presented by Miss Jenny Blaker in Memory of Hugh Blaker, 1941. Painting ID:: 10529
Amedeo Modigliani The Little Peasant 1918, oil on canvas, 39 3/8 x 25 3/8 ins(100x64.5cm). Tate Gallery, London, Presented by Miss Jenny Blaker in Memory of Hugh Blaker, 1941.
Woman with a Velvet Ribbon 1915, oil on canvas, 21 1/4 x 17 7/8 ins(54x45.5cm). Musee de l'Orangerie, Paris, Walter-Guillaume Collection. Painting ID:: 10530
Amedeo Modigliani Woman with a Velvet Ribbon 1915, oil on canvas, 21 1/4 x 17 7/8 ins(54x45.5cm). Musee de l'Orangerie, Paris, Walter-Guillaume Collection.
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.