Amedeo Modigliani
- Introduction
- Amedeo Clemente Modigliani (US: , Italian: [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 a surreal elongation of faces, necks, and figures 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 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 of tubercular meningitis, at the age of 35, in Paris.
- Wikidata
- Q120993
- 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
- Ulan
- 500026509
Exhibitions
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Félix Fénéon: The Anarchist and the Avant-Garde—From Signac to Matisse and Beyond
Apr 16, 2020–Jan 2, 2021
MoMA
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518: A Surrealist Art History
Ongoing
MoMA
Collection gallery
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Painting and Sculpture Changes 2013
Jan 1–Dec 31, 2013
MoMA
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The Modern Myth: Drawing Mythologies in Modern Times
Mar 10–Aug 30, 2010
MoMA
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Transforming Chronologies: An Atlas of Drawings, Part One
Jan 26–Apr 24, 2006
MoMA
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Amedeo Modigliani has
72 exhibitionsonline.
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Amedeo Modigliani Woman in Profile (1910-11)
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Amedeo Modigliani Seated Nude (1914)
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Amedeo Modigliani Caryatid c. 1914
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Amedeo Modigliani Caryatid 1914
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Amedeo Modigliani Head 1915?
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Amedeo Modigliani Motherhood (1916)
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Amedeo Modigliani Adam (1916)
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Amedeo Modigliani The Family (1916)
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Amedeo Modigliani Paul Guillaume 1916
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Amedeo Modigliani Young Man Seated 1916
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Amedeo Modigliani Anna Zborowska 1917
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Amedeo Modigliani Woman, Head on Hand (c. 1917)
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Amedeo Modigliani Seated Nude (c. 1918)
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Amedeo Modigliani Oscar Miestchaninoff (1918)
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Amedeo Modigliani Portrait of a Woman (1917-1918)
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Amedeo Modigliani Reclining Nude c. 1919
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Amedeo Modigliani Charles Guérin November 11, 1919
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Amedeo Modigliani Portrait of Konrad Bercovici (1919)
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Amedeo Modigliani Mario the Musician (1920)
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Amedeo Modigliani Portrait of a Woman (c. 1919-20)
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Jacques Villon, Amedeo Modigliani The Italian (L'Italienne), after Modigliani 1927
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