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.
1916-19??, oil on canvas, 25 1/2 x 19 3/4 ins(64.8x50.2cm). Dallas Museum Foundation Incorporated.
1916-19??, oil on canvas, 25 1/2 x 19 3/4 ins(64.8x50.2cm). Dallas Museum Foundation Incorporated.
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.
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.
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Woman with a Velvet Ribbon
Woman with a Velvet Ribbon
Painting ID:: 10530
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.