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Introduction
Amedeo Clemente Modigliani (US: ; Italian: [ameˈdɛːo modiʎˈʎaːni]; 12 July 1884 – 24 January 1920) was an Italian painter and sculptor of the École de Paris who worked mainly in France. He is known for portraits and nudes in a modern style characterized by a surreal elongation of faces, necks, and figures — works that were not received well during his lifetime, but later became much sought-after. 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 oeuvre includes paintings and drawings. From 1909 to 1914, he devoted himself mainly to sculpture. His main subjects were 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 of tubercular meningitis, at the age of 35, in Paris.
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Introduction
Modigliani is noted for his portraits and studies characterized by radical elongation and simplification of the face and figure. He arrived in Paris 1906 and became interested in the work of Cézanne. He soon made contact with André Salmon, Max Jacob, and Picasso. In 1909 Brancusi suggested that he study African sculpture, and he exhibited works in 1912 that reflect this influence, which later carried over to his painting style.
Nationality
Italian
Gender
Male
Roles
Artist, Portraitist, Painter, Sculptor
Names
Amedeo Modigliani, Amedeo Clemente Modigliani, Amadeo Modigliani, Amīdivū Mūdilyānī, Amedeo Modilʹi︠a︡ni, Amedeo Modiljani, Mo-ti-liang-ni, אמאדאו מודילאני, amadeo modigliani, a. modigliani, Modigliani, A. Modigliani
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Works

21 works online

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Publications

  • Félix Fénéon: The Anarchist and the Avant-Garde Starr Figura, Isabelle Cahn, Phillipe Peltier, 2020 Exhibition catalogue, Hardcover, 248 pages
  • Modigliani: Paintings, Drawings, Sculpture James Thrall Soby, 1951 Paperback, pages
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