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Modigliani's Paintings

who was amedeo modigliani?

Modigliani updated two of art history’s most lasting narratives: portraiture and the naked figure.  Modigliani’s portraits are both particular and intensely exaggerated, each uniquely reflecting its sitter’s inner existence, with a feeling of sadness, exaggerated proportions, and mask-like faces inspired by influences such as African art and Constantin Brancusi.

early life

Amedeo Modigliani was born in Livorno, Italy. The arrival of Amedeo rescued the family from bankruptcy; lenders could not confiscate the bedding of a pregnant lady or a mother with an infant, as per old custom.

years as a student

Modigliani’s drawings began at a young age, and he considered himself an artist, according to his mother, even before completing official studies.

micheli's art school

Modigliani exhibited remarkable potential when studying under Micheli, and he only stopped studying when he was driven to by the beginning of the disease.

literary influences

Modigliani proceeded to read and be impacted by the texts of Baudelaire, Nietzsche, Carducci, and others throughout his art studies.

arrival in paris

Modigliani relocated to Paris, the avant-garde’s epicenter in 1906. Modigliani resided in a Montmartre community for destitute painters while leasing a workshop.

transformation

Modigliani’s drawings began at a young age, and he considered himself an artist, according to his mother, even before completing official studies.

sculptures

Modigliani moved back to Livorno in 1909, unwell and exhausted from his chaotic lifestyle. He was soon back in Paris, occupying a place near Montparnasse. He considered himself as a sculptor more than a painter at first.

war period

Modigliani attempted to enroll in the military at the start of World War I but was turned down due to his bad health.

the patron

Léopold Zborowski, ordered his 1916 - 1919 collection of nudes, lending the painter use of his flat, providing sitters and art equipment, and paying him around 15 and 20 Francs per day for his labor.

jeanne hébuterne

In the summer of 1917, the Russian artist Chana Orloff acquainted him with Jeanne Hébuterne, a 19-year-old painting pupil who had modeled for Tsuguharu Foujita.

death

He passed away on the 24th of January, 1920. There was a massive memorial, joined by many members of the Montmartre and Montparnasse creative circles. 

influence

Creating during the fruitful time of “isms,” Cubism, Absurdism, Surrealism, and Modernism, Modigliani refused to be defined by any of these dominant, defining limitations.

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