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.
Blue Eyes ( Portrait of Madame Jeanne Hebuterne ) 1917, oil on canvas, 21 1/2 x 16 7/8 ins (54.6 x 42.9 cm). Philadelphia Meseum of Art, The Samuel S. White 3rd and Vera White Collection, 1967.
Painting ID:: 10616
Blue_Eyes_(_Portrait_of_Madame_Jeanne_Hebuterne_) 1917, oil on canvas, 21 1/2 x 16 7/8 ins (54.6 x 42.9 cm). Philadelphia Meseum of Art, The Samuel S. White 3rd and Vera White Collection, 1967.
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
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.
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.