Amedeo Modigliani, July 12, 1884 – January 24, 1920, was an Italian painter and sculptor associated with the School of Paris. Born in Livorno, Italy, he studied at the Accademia di Belle Arti in Florence and the Accademia di Belle Arti di Venezia before moving to Paris in 1906. There he came into contact with many of the leading figures of the modern avant-garde, including Pablo Picasso, Constantin Brâncuși, and Chaïm Soutine.
Modigliani initially devoted considerable attention to sculpture, particularly under the influence of Brâncuși, before returning primarily to painting after about 1914. He became known for portraits, caryatid studies, and reclining nudes characterized by elongated proportions and simplified forms. Many of his portraits depict artists, writers, dealers, and friends from the Parisian artistic community, including Picasso, Soutine, Juan Gris, and his companion Jeanne Hébuterne.
Although Modigliani did not establish a formal school and left no significant body of students, his work influenced later figurative painters and became widely collected after his death. Major holdings of his work are found in institutions including the Museum of Modern Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the National Gallery of Art, the Tate Modern, and the Centre Pompidou.
Amedeo Modigliani in His Studio, c 1918
Portrait of Maude Abrantes, 1908
Oil on canvas, 31.7 x 19.7 in
Hecht Museum, Haifa
The Amazon/Woman in Yellow Jacket, 1909
Oil on canvas, 36.2 x 23.6 in
Private Collection
Seated Nude, 1914
Pencil and watercolor on paper, 21.3 x 16.4 in
Museum of Modern Art, New York
Portrait of Picasso, c 1915
Oil on cardboard, 17 x 10.5 in
Private Collection
Juan Gris, 1915
Oil on canvas, 21.6 x 15 in
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Reclining Nude on Blue Cushion, 1916
Oil on canvas, 23.6 x 36.2 in
Private Collection
Female Nude, c 1916
Oil on canvas, 36.3 x 23.5 in
Courtauld Gallery, London
Anna Zborowska, 1917
Oil on canvas, 51.3 x 32 in
Museum of Modern Art, New York
Chaim Soutine, 1917
Oil on canvas, 36.1 x 23.5 in
National Gallery of Art, Washington DC
Woman with a Black Cravat, 1917
Oil on canvas, 21.7 x 15 in
Private Collection
Jeanne Hébuterne with Hat and Necklace, 1917
Oil on canvas, 25.4 x 21.3 in
Private Collection
Reclining Nude (on the Left Side), 1917
Oil on canvas, 35 x 57.4 in
Private Collection
Alice, c 1918
Oil on canvas, 30.9 x 15.3 in
Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen
Jeanne Hébuterne, 1919
Oil on canvas, 39.4 x 25.6 in
Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia
Little Servant Girl, 1919
Oil on canvas, 39.4 x 25.6 in
Minneapolis Institute of Art
The Boy, 1919
Oil on canvas, 36.2 x 23.7 in
Indianapolis Museum of Art
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