Amedeo Modigliani

1884–1920

Amedeo Modigliani, ‘Head’ c.1911–12
Head c.1911–12
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Amedeo Clemente Modigliani (Italian pronunciation: [ameˈdɛːo modiʎˈʎaːni]; 12 July 1884 – 24 January 1920) was an Italian Jewish painter and sculptor who worked mainly in France. He is known for portraits and nudes in a modern style characterized by elongation of faces, necks, and figures that were not received well during his lifetime but later found acceptance. Modigliani spent his youth in Italy, where he studied the art of antiquity and the Renaissance. In 1906 he moved to Paris, where he came into contact with such artists as Pablo Picasso and Constantin Brâncuși. By 1912 Modigliani was exhibiting highly stylized sculptures with Cubists of the Section d'Or group at the Salon d'Automne.

Modigliani's œuvre includes paintings and drawings. From 1909 to 1914 he devoted himself mainly to sculpture. His main subject was portraits and full figures, both in the images and in the sculptures. Modigliani had little success while alive, but after his death achieved great popularity. He died at age 35 in Paris of tubercular meningitis.

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Artworks

Amedeo Modigliani, ‘Head’ c.1911–12

Amedeo Modigliani Head

c.1911–12
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Amedeo Modigliani, ‘Madame Zborowska’ 1918

Amedeo Modigliani Madame Zborowska

1918
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Amedeo Modigliani, ‘Portrait of a Girl’ c.1917

Amedeo Modigliani Portrait of a Girl

c.1917
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Amedeo Modigliani, ‘The Little Peasant’ c.1918

Amedeo Modigliani The Little Peasant

c.1918
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Amedeo Modigliani, ‘Caryatid’ c.1913–14

Amedeo Modigliani Caryatid

c.1913–14
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Amedeo Modigliani, ‘Caryatid with a Vase’ c.1914

Amedeo Modigliani Caryatid with a Vase

c.1914
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Amedeo Modigliani Jeanne Hébuterne

1918
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